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Athens at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Athens Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Annual Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Art Around Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Activities for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parks & Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Athens Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Breweries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Restaurant, Bar & Club Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Restaurant & Bar Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Athens-Clarke County Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Athens & UGA Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 SARAH ANN WHITE

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is a special place: a small town with welcoming people, a big university and many of the amenities of a big city, like vibrant music, arts, food and brewery scenes. After two years of COVID closures and vaccine card checks, slowly those scenes are getting back to normal. What fuels it all is a diverse population and a progressive open-mindedness that truly makes Athens a blue dot in a sea of red, as the saying goes.

HOW WE GOT HERE

Athens and the University of Georgia have been intertwined from the beginning. The state legislature chartered UGA in 1785, making ours the oldest public university in the country, despite the fact that an upstart school in North Carolina erected a building before we did. Future governor John Milledge, who bought the university’s initial 633 acres from early settler Daniel Easley in 1801, named the village-to-be for the Greek cradle of philosophy. Easley, who knew a deal when one came riding up, retained the adjacent land and was happy to sell off his lots to the villagers. Although UGA was situated in the woods to keep it far away from the evil influences of taverns, the villagers quickly learned how to cater to students, and at present, this cradle of philosophy boasts around 100 bars. The county is named for Elijah Clarke, a Revolutionary War hero who ambushed the British in a swamp down the road at the Battle of Kettle Creek. After the war, he attempted to set up his own nation—the Trans-Oconee Republic—which attacked the Creek Indians and eventually became involved in the Yazoo Land Fraud. Our namesake: right or wrong! Athens was incorporated in 1806. In the decades that followed, the town became known as the “Manchester of the South” because of its cotton mills. James Camak led the building of the city’s first railroad, connecting Athens to Augusta in 1841. Other than a minor skirmish, Athens saw no action during the Civil War but participated nonetheless. The Cook and Bros. armory across the river from downtown—now the Chicopee-Dudley building—manufactured rifles for the Confederacy. On a lighter note, local dentist John Gilleland devised a doublebarreled cannon that failed spectacularly when tested. The chain connecting the balls snapped, knocking over a chimney and killing a cow. The cannon is now displayed outside City Hall, facing north.

Many prominent rebels—including Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens, former U.S. House Speaker Howell Cobb and his brother, T.R.R. Cobb, whose writings defended slavery—had ties to Athens. Plantation slave labor funded the construction of many grand antebellum homes, such as those of the Cobb brothers. T.R.R. Cobb’s home is now a house museum in the Cobbham neighborhood. A downtown Confederate monument, though, has been removed to a spot off the Loop 10 highway. By the turn of the century, Athens had public schools, a police force and its first streetcar suburbs: Cobbham, Boulevard and Five Points. (The last remaining streetcar-stop shelter can be seen at the corner of Lumpkin and Cedar streets.) In 1891, the State Normal School, a teacher’s college, opened in what’s now called Normaltown. Thanks to Athens’ powerful then-congressman, Carl Vinson, the U.S. Navy took over the college in the 1950s, training its supply corpsmen there. When the Navy school moved to Rhode Island in 2011, UGA acquired the property and turned it into a health sciences campus in conjunction with Augusta University. In the early 20th Century, Black-owned businesses were flourishing downtown on the Hot Corner at Hull and Washington streets, centered around the Morton Theatre, which was built by wealthy developer Monroe “Pink” Morton, the son of a former slave. But race relations remained tense. Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter integrated UGA in 1961, sparking near-riots. In 1964, Athens Klansmen murdered Lemuel Penn, a Black Army Reserve officer who was passing through town late at night. Marches and sit-ins were held at the popular fastfood restaurant The Varsity (recently closed). Local public schools didn’t fully integrate until 1970, 16 years after Brown v. Board of Education. This was also the time of “urban renewal,” which tore down whole Black neighborhoods, such as Linnentown, on Baxter Hill, which was razed in the early 1960s to make way for new UGA high-rise dorms. A decade later, the Model Cities program brought millions of dollars in federal money to provide much-needed infrastructure—street paving, water lines and sewerage, structural rehabilitation and a neighborhood health center—to East Athens, a predominately Black and poor area of town. Model Cities, through its citizen-participation component, also empowered a generation of Black citizens who went on to elected and appointed positions within the governmental and civic life of Athens. Downtown largely emptied out when Georgia Square Mall opened on Atlanta Highway in 1981, paving the way for Athens to become the music mecca it is

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today. R.E.M. was about to hit it big, and, fueled by low-interest loans from the new Athens Downtown Development Authority, entrepreneurs took advantage of the vacancies to open quirky shops and music venues that quickly became popular—some even iconic, like the 40 Watt Club, the Georgia Theatre and the late-lamented Caledonia Lounge. Clarke County and the City of Athens, after two previous failed attempts, merged in 1990, and the newly unified Athens-Clarke County elected Gwen O’Looney as its first female chief executive and first progressive mayor. Today, the mall is struggling and will soon be redeveloped, while downtown has become in some ways a victim of its own success. The proliferation of luxury apartment complexes has brought rising rents and more chain businesses, increasingly catering to students and pushing locally owned businesses out into the Five Points, Normaltown and Chase Park areas. Historically Black neighborhoods like East Athens and the Hancock Corridor that have suffered for decades from lack of investment are now ripe for gentrification. These issues and more galvanized voters in 2018. They swept five new, more liberal commissioners into office and chose another progressive, Kelly Girtz, as mayor in a landslide. Girtz was re-elected overwhelmingly in 2022, but Republican legislators drew new districts that forced out three incumbent commissioners, resulting in a more conservative commission. As it was 220 years ago, the university and the city of Athens remain intertwined. UGA is by far Athens’ largest employer, its students fuel the local arts and music scenes, its alumni boost the economy every football Saturday, and it provides many cultural opportunities like concerts and lectures that are open to the public. Likewise, students and professors are drawn to UGA as much by Athens’ charm as by the university’s academics.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Flagpole’s City Dope column is a great resource for keeping up with local politics. The ACC Commission includes 10 members, each representing a district, and the mayor, who is elected countywide and presides over meetings but only votes in case of a tie. An appointed manager runs the government’s day-to-day operations. The commission meets at least three times a month: Work sessions, where staff give presentations on upcoming decisions, are at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday; agenda-setting meetings, which include further discussion as well as public input, are at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday; voting meetings are at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the following month. All three are at City Hall (301 College Ave.) and televised on Channel 180 on Charter cable and streamed at youtube. com/accgov. Agendas and contact information for county officials are available at accgov.com. The Clarke County Board of Education, composed of nine members who elect a president from among themselves, meets at the new headquarters on the former Piedmont College campus (595 Prince Ave.) on the first and second Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m. Superintendent Xernona Thomas heads the Clarke County School District, but is retiring at the end of 2022. Agendas can be accessed through CCSD’s website at clarke.k12.ga.us. Although Athens votes reliably Democratic, Republicans in the Georgia legislature have kindly used their mathematical skills to arrange the districts so that Athens is represented by five Republicans and just one Democrat in the state legislature. Republicans still dominate both the House and the Senate, despite losing seats in 2018, when Gov. Brian Kemp only narrowly defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams (without much help from his hometown of Athens). They’ll have a rematch in November. The state flipped blue in 2020, sending senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and President Joe Biden to Washington. The General Assembly meets for 40 working days a year, starting on the second Monday in January and usually ending sometime in late March (in time for the Masters golf tournament). Check legis.ga.gov to contact legislators, read the text of bills and watch the action on livestream. Athens has numerous activist groups working on labor, discrimination, LGBTQ, immigration, transportation and other issues. An incomplete list includes the Clarke County Democrats (clarkecounty.com), Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement (aadmovement.org), Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (athensimmigrantrights.org), the Athens PRIDE + Queer Collective (athenspride.org), United Campus Workers of Georgia (wcwga.org), BikeAthens (bikeathens.org), Young Democrats of UGA (facebook.com/YoungDemsUGA), Young Democratic Socialists (facebook.com/AthensYDSA), College Republicans (ugarepublicans.com), Athens GOP (athensgop.com) and the Libertarian Party continued on p. 7 k

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of Athens (facebook.com/AthensLP). Many campus group meetings are open to non-students. UGA also hosts nearly daily lectures, exhibitions, readings and discussion groups that are open to the public; check Flagpole’s Calendar or calendar.uga.edu for the latest.

HOW TO GET AROUND

WALK/BIKE: Downtown, North Campus and most intown neighborhoods are compact and easy to navigate on foot or bike. BikeAthens has a map of bike paths. (Drivers, remember to stop for pedestrians, and allow three feet between your car and bicyclists!) The North Oconee River Greenway runs from Sandy Creek Nature Center through downtown to College Station Road, except for one gap near Oconee Hill Cemetery still under construction. The Firefly Trail runs from The Mark development on the southern edge of downtown east to Hancock Road and will eventually extend to downtown Winterville. A modern trestle based on the partially destroyed one pictured on the back cover of R.E.M.’s Murmur is under construction.

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DRIVE: On-street parking downtown is $1.50 per hour between 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday–Saturday, with a two-hour time limit from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Meters accept cards and coins. Tickets will run you $20–$25. Avoid the risk by parking in a deck—they’re free for the first half-hour (and all day Sunday) and $1 per hour after that. Most surface lots are operated at night and on weekends by National Parking, which usually charges $5 and can tow or boot you if you don’t pay. On campus, surface lots are permit-only, so visitors should park in a deck. See downtownathensga.org and parking.uga.edu for more. TAKE A CAB: Athens taxis are mostly large vans shared with other passengers. Fares aren’t metered; they’re based on zones and should be posted inside the cab. Vans gather by the Arch late at night. Expect to be asked whether you’re going to the Eastside or Westside. With multiple stops to make, the ride might take a while. Uber and Lyft also operate in Athens.

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TAKE A BUS: Athens Transit (athenstransit.com) buses leave in all directions from the Multimodal Center on East Broad Street, down the hill from downtown. Both Athens Transit and Campus Transit (transit.uga.edu) are free and open to the public—just hop on. Campus buses mostly run through campus (duh), with additional routes from the main campus to the Health Sciences Campus in Normaltown and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital on the Eastside that don’t stop in between. Both agencies have apps that allow you to find stops and track buses. SKIP TOWN: Southeastern Stages (southeasternstages.com) intercity buses leave from 4020 Atlanta Highway. Groome Transportation (groometransportation.com) will take you from one of several pick-up locations to HartsfieldJackson International Airport in Atlanta. Athens is still searching for a commercial aviation carrier to fly into and out of our spiffy airport. Amtrak’s Crescent (amtrak.com) stops in Gainesville on its run between New Orleans and New York City. Athens may one day be a stop on a proposed high-speed rail line between Atlanta and Charlotte, but likely not for decades. In the meantime, the ACC government is working on a deal with Atlanta transit agency MARTA to run buses from Athens down Highway 316 to Chamblee, where riders could connect to Atlanta’s train system.

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HOW WE STACK UP

AREA: About 122 square miles—geographically the smallest county in Georgia. POPULATION: 130,081 (2022 Census estimate—includes UGA students) DEMOGRAPHICS: 66% white, 28% Black, 11% Hispanic of any race, . 4% Asian (2020 Census) UGA ENROLLMENT: 40,118 (Fall 2021) LARGEST EMPLOYERS: UGA (10,700), Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (3,300), Clarke County School District (2,400), St. Mary’s Hospital (2,100), Athens-Clarke County government (2,100), Caterpillar (1,600), Pilgrim’s Pride (1,350)

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READERS PICKS FAVORITE LOCAL CLOTHING BOUTIQUE Community FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY LOCAL ART AND HANDMADE GOODS Indie South FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY CBD/ HEMP PRODUCTS Franny’s Farmacy FAVORITE THRIFT/VINTAGE STORE Dynamite Clothing FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY WINE J’s Bottle Shop FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY BEER J’s Bottle Shop FAVORITE UNIQUELY ATHENS STORE Avid Bookshop

MUSIC RESTAURANTS FAVORITE NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED BETWEEN FEB. ’21– JAN. ’22) ZZ & Simone’s FAVORITE ITALIAN DePalma’s Italian Cafe FAVORITE AMERICAN Clocked! FAVORITE ASIAN Dinner Party FAVORITE SUSHI Shokitini FAVORITE MEXICAN/LATIN AMERICAN Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina INTERNATIONAL Mannaweenta FAVORITE BBQ Pulaski Heights BBQ FAVORITE BAKERY Independent Baking Co. FAVORITE DOWNHOME/ SOUTHERN The Place FAVORITE LOCAL COFFEE HOUSE Jittery Joe’s Coffee FAVORITE LOCAL PIZZA Automatic Pizza FAVORITE LOCAL BURGER Clocked! FAVORITE FRIES Trappeze Pub FAVORITE BURRITO Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina

FAVORITE TACO Taqueria del Sol FAVORITE STEAK Porterhouse Grill FAVORITE SEAFOOD Seabear Oyster Bar FAVORITE WINGS Blind Pig Tavern FAVORITE VEGETARIAN OPTIONS The Grit FAVORITE SANDWICH Marti’s at Midday FAVORITE DESSERT The Last Resort FAVORITE FROZEN TREAT Andy’s Frozen Custard FAVORITE BREAKFAST Mama’s Boy FAVORITE LUNCH Marti’s at Midday FAVORITE BRUNCH Heirloom FAVORITE DELIVERY SERVICE Bulldawg Food FAVORITE MEAL FOR A DEAL Taco Stand FAVORITE KID-FRIENDLY LOCAL RESTAURANT Ted’s Most Best FAVORITE OUTDOOR DINING Ted’s Most Best FAVORITE TAKE OUT Maepole FAVORITE CHEF Peter Dale at The National FAVORITE UNIQUELY ATHENS RESTAURANT The Grit

BARS FAVORITE BARTENDER Richard Mikulka at Flicker FAVORITE SPECIALTY DRINKS The Old Pal FAVORITE MARGARITA Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant and Cantina FAVORITE BLOODY MARY Hi-Lo Lounge FAVORITE BEER SELECTION Trappeze Pub FAVORITE WINE SELECTION The Lark Winespace FAVORITE LOCAL BREWERY Creature Comforts Brewery FAVORITE OUTDOOR BAR SPACE Little Kings Shuffle Club FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY GAMES The Rook and Pawn FAVORITE UNIQUELY ATHENS BAR The Manhattan Café

RETAIL FAVORITE NAUGHTY BUSINESS Sexy Suz FAVORITE SMOKE/VAPE SHOP Blue Rat FAVORITE STORE TO BUY GIFTS Avid Bookshop FAVORITE STORE TO BUY HOME GOODS Indie South

FAVORITE RECORDING STUDIO The Glow Recording Studio FAVORITE PERFORMANCE VENUE 40 Watt Club

PETS & KIDS FAVORITE VET CLINIC Athens Animal Hospital FAVORITE PET GROOMER Bark Dog Spa PET BOARDING/SITTING SERVICE Pawtropolis FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP FOR KIDS Treehouse Kid and Craft FAVORITE KIDS’ CLASSES: MOVEMENT Canopy Studio FAVORITE KIDS’ CLASSES: CREATIVE Treehouse Kid and Craft

SERVICES FAVORITE ECO-FRIENDLY SERVICES CHaRM FAVORITE ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES Maepole FAVORITE HOTEL Hotel Indigo FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO Thrasher Photo and Design

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FAVORITE FLORIST Flowerland FAVORITE HAIR SALON Model Citizen FAVORITE STYLIST Matt Wheeler at Salon 220 FAVORITE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH TREATMENT Thrive Integrative Medicine FAVORITE MASSAGE THERAPIST Krystal Elliott at Living Balance FAVORITE TATTOO STUDIO Pink Goblin FAVORITE SPA Urban Sanctuary Spa FAVORITE FITNESS INSTRUCTOR Nick Combs at M3 Yoga FAVORITE PLACE TO GET FIT M3 Yoga FAVORITE ADULT CLASSES: MOVEMENT M3 Yoga FAVORITE ADULT CLASSES: CREATIVE K. A. Artist Shop FAVORITE CAR REPAIR SHOP Five Star Automotive FAVORITE CAR DEALERSHIP Heyward Allen Toyota FAVORITE PLUMBER Carson Plumbing FAVORITE ELECTRICIAN Blue Moon Electric FAVORITE HVAC Stanfield Air Systems FAVORITE LAWYER TO GET YOU OUT OF A JAM Jeff Rothman FAVORITE LAWYER TO SORT OUT YOUR AFFAIRS Adam Hebbard FAVORITE BANK First American Bank and Trust FAVORITE REALTOR Cord Sibilsky FAVORITE LOCAL BUSINESS Avid Bookshop

STUFF AROUND TOWN FAVORITE PLACE TO SEE LOCAL ART Lyndon House Arts Center FAVORITE NONPROFIT/CHARITY Nuci’s Space FAVORITE EVENT Historic Athens Porchfest

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many annual events include festivals, parades, fundraisers, sporting events, craft markets and outdoor fun among other things. After COVID shuffled around and postponed many favorites, a lot of familiar happenings have returned. Check Flagpole’s weekly calendar in print and at flagpole.com for a comprehensive community events roundup.

UGA Home Football Games 2022 | Dawg fans fill the stadium and overflow to occupy every nearby space with a TV and a tap. Sept. 10 Samford • Sept. 24 Kent State • Oct. 8 Auburn • Oct. 15 Vanderbilt (Homecoming) • Nov. 5 Tennessee • Nov. 26 Georgia Tech. georgiadogs.com Pride Fest | Sept. 17, 2022 | Welcoming and inclusive to all, this LGBTQIA+ community celebration also highlights local resources and activities. athenspride.org

Groovy Nights | Sept. 24, 2022 | Get your groove on with Project Safe for a ‘70s vs. ‘80s lip sync battle at the VFW. project-safe.org North Georgia Folk Festival | Sept. 24, 2022 | Enjoy a day of outstanding folk music at sprawling Sandy Creek Park. athensfolk.org Wildwood Revival | Sept. 30–Oct. 2, 2022 | A grown-up, camp-out, upscale, ecology-friendly festival of music from country to rock to jazz to hip hop and more. wildwoodrevival.com Classic City Brew Fest | Oct. 1, 2022 | Enthusiasts sample craft beer from Athens and around the region at this long-running event. classiccitybrew.com

LatinxFest | Oct. 1, 2022 | Celebrate with the local Latinx community during National Hispanic Heritage Month. latinxfestath.com Boo-le-Bark on the Boulevard | Oct. 2, 2022 | Rain or shine, show off your pup’s best Halloween attire. barkonboulevard.com PorchFest | Oct. 2, 2022 | The Athens music scene kicks up on front porches all over Athens’ walkable intown neighborhoods for a tuneful afternoon/evening ramble. historicathens.com AthHalf | Oct. 22–23, 2022 | AthFest Educates’ half-marathon and 5K highlights live music along its meandering course and is designed to showcase Athens and UGA. athhalf.com Wild Rumpus Parade and Spectacle | Oct. 29, 2022 | Don your best costume and howl at the moon on Halloween weekend. Kids events, music and more. wildrumpus.org Downtown Parade of Lights | Dec. 1, 2022 | Floats, marching bands and Santa Claus make their way through downtown and wind up at City Hall for a tree-lighting ceremony. athensclarkecounty.com

Indie South Fair | Dec. 10–11, 2022 | This large outdoor market of handcrafted and functional art has several other events throughout the year. theindiesouth.com MLK Day Parade and Music Fest | Jan. 16, 2023 | The festival and the parade through downtown are sponsored by the Athens Anti-discrimination Movement and include music, dance, speeches and vendors. aadmovement. org

Dancing with the Athens Stars | Mar. 18, 2023 | Local celebrities work hard with their paired dancers for Project Safe at the Classic Center. projectsafe.org

Fluke Mini-Comics and Zine Festival | Mar. 25, 2023 | Comic and zine creators (lots of them) get together annually to share and sell their stuff at the 40 Watt Club. flukeathens.com Boybutante Ball | April 2023 | A glamorous tradition at the 40 Watt features drag queens and kings raising funds for the Boybutante AIDS Foundation. boybutante.org International Street Festival | April 2023 | Student and community groups present a day of music, art, food and more to showcase cultures from around the world. isl.uga.edu G-Day Game | Apr. 15, 2023 | UGA’s free spring scrimmage provides fans a first look at next year’s football team. georgiadogs.com Twilight Criterium | Apr. 21–23, 2023 | This world-class bicycle race draws thousands downtown and includes lots of associated activities. athenstwilight.com

Indie South Fair | May 6–7, 2023 | This large outdoor market of handcrafted and functional art has several other events throughout the year. theindiesouth.com

Winterville Marigold Festival | May 13, 2023 | Music, food, arts and a day of fun for all ages in a quirky, cool pocket of Clarke County. marigoldfestival.com

Hot Corner Celebration and Soul Food Festival | June 2023 | Music, food and fellowship at Hull and Washington streets downtown, celebrating local black culture and commerce. hotcornerathens.weebly.com Pride Parade | June 2023 | After Athens’ first overwhelmingly successful Pride Parade, the celebration will return downtown with floats, music, vendors and food. athenspride.org/parade AthFest Music and Arts Festival | June 23–25, 2023 | Local and regional bands play the free outdoor stages located in downtown Athens. There’s also an artist market, kids activities, food and drink and more. athfest.com

Star-Spangled Classic | July 1, 2023 | Celebrate American independence with a fireworks display launched from Athens Ben Epps Airport. accgov.com

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has a handful of interesting galleries, and even more eyecatching artwork can be found around town, adding bursts of color and character to the walls of coffee houses, restaurants, bars and shops. Check Flagpole’s Art Around Town for a weekly list of current exhibitions. Organizations like the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and Athens Area Arts Council continue to fund public art projects, while many working artists frequently show off their studios during open houses and seasonal sales. For info on receptions and events, check Flagpole’s calendar in print and at flagpole.com. ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery 675 Pulaski St., Suite 1500 • acefranciscogallery.com Located inside of the historic Leathers Building, this new gallery was established in May 2022 by Jason Thrasher and Beth Hall Thrasher. Following the inaugural exhibition of painter Vernon Thornsberry, upcoming shows include Ouida Williams; John Cleveland, Lukyan Davis and Philip Juras; and Franni Thrasher. Exhibitions are accompanied by a limited edition of numbered and signed prints; the sales of which support the gallery as well as student arts organizations in the Southeast. The Athenaeum 287 W. Broad St. • art.uga.edu/athenaeum Much like the scholarly sanctuaries of ancient Greece, the newly opened Athenaeum of UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art is dedicated to creative engagement and education. Curated by Dodd Galleries director Katie Geha, the Athenaeum is a downtown contemporary art space focused on internationally and nationally acclaimed artists and cross-disciplinary conversation. Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) 675 Pulaski St., Ste. 1200 • 706-850-7770 • athica.org ATHICA balances Athens-centric exhibitions with those of professional contemporary artists from across the globe. Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, the all-volunteer organization successfully purchased its building in 2021. In addition to traditional opening receptions, exhibitions are often accompanied by educational workshops, performances and panel discussions with visiting artists.

ATHICA@Ciné Gallery 234 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-353-3343 • athenscine.com More than just an indie movie theater, Ciné is also a venue for visual art. The exhibit space runs down the main entrance and is curated through a partnership with ATHICA. Art can be viewed during the same hours as the theater, but you don’t have to buy movie tickets to check it out or enjoy opening receptions. Aurum Studios 125 E. Clayton St. • 706-546-8826 • aurumstudios.com With multiple in-house jewelers, Aurum specializes in custom jewelry. The shop also offers pottery, painting, woodwork and metalwork, the majority of which was made by local artists. Aurum plans to reopen under new ownership during the summer of 2022. The Classic Center 300 N. Thomas St. • 706-208-0900 • classiccenter.com In addition to awarding grants and scholarships, the Classic Center Cultural Foundation exists to fund the purchase of local art, which adorns the large walls of the conference and events venue. Some art remains on view permanently, while even more changes biannually through exhibitions curated by Didi Dunphy. Creature Comforts Brewing Co. 271 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-410-1043 • getcurious.com/get-artistic In addition to exhibitions, the brewery hosts workshops, art parties and other enrichment opportunities for the community. The Dodd Galleries 270 River Road • 706-542-1511 • art.uga.edu/galleries UGA’s renowned art school neighbors the Georgia Museum of Art. In addition to the popular BFA exit shows, which showcase the works of graduating students near the end of each semester, galleries host exhibitions by students, faculty members and visiting artists that rotate while school is in session. Regular events include receptions and lectures by artists, curators, art historians and other guest speakers.

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Flicker Theatre and Bar 263 W. Washington St. • 706-546-0039 • flickertheatreandbar.com In addition to a jam-packed calendar of concerts, film screenings and trivia nights, Flicker showcases a different local artist along its iconic orange wall every month. Upcoming highlights include Mark Dalling, Seth Martin, Bernadine Sears and Spencer Lusk. Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton St. • 706-542-4662 • georgiamuseum.org Georgia’s official art museum, located on UGA’s East Campus, houses a large permanent collection of paintings, prints, decorative arts, sculpture and more. This season’s diverse lineup includes “Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines,” “Jane Manus, Undaunted,” “Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund” and “Object Lessons in American Art.” Admission is free, as are almost all of its many events: gallery tours, lectures, films, workshops for teens and family activities. The museum will celebrate its 75th anniversary with associated programming running February through November.

Hotel Indigo Athens 500 College Ave. • 706-546-0430 • indigoathens.com ArtWall@Hotel Indigo presents quarterly rotating shows of small scale works with thematic focuses. Located outdoors and viewable 24/7, GlassCube@Hotel Indigo is a literal glass cube housing creative installations. Indie South 470 Hawthorne Ave. • 706-850-0644 • theindiesouth.com After establishing itself as one of the largest handmade markets in the Southeast, Indie South opened a brick-and-mortar boutique full of artisan, handcrafted and vintage goods, rare plants, crystals and more. The space, which also houses its own screen printing studio, now stocks several popular artists including David Hale and Chris Hubbard. In between huge biannual craft fairs, Indie South hosts creative classes and pop-up markets. The K.A. Artist Shop 127 N. Jackson St. • 706-850-1224 • kaartist.com A one-stop shop for all artist supply needs, K.A. hosts occasional group exhibitions that are typically hung in eclectic salon-style arrangements. The shop also offers photography services and workshops for all ages.

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Heirloom Café and Fresh Market 815 N. Chase St. • 706-354-7901 • heirloomathens.com In line with sourcing its ingredients locally, this Boulevard neighborhood restaurant also features rotating exhibitions spotlighting local artists on its walls.

ART DECKO Organized by the Athens Area Arts Council, Art Decko is a series of nine large-scale paintings installed on each floor of the Vertical Gallery, an unconventional stairwell-turned-art space in the College Avenue Parking Deck. Artists include Ashley Anderson, Jared Brown, Jeremy Kiran Fernandes, Ruth Allen, Jacob Wenzka, Hannah Betzel, Will Eskridge, Jeanne Whatley and Dorian Edwards.

ART SHELTERS Serving transit riders while also injecting creativity into the built environment, many of Athens-Clarke County Transit’s bus shelters double as public art. The program produced 11 art shelters between two phases in 2005 and 2011 as a partnership between ACC Transit and the Athens Area Arts Council called “You, Me and the Bus.” Under the guidance of the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, ACC Transit added a new round of 13 art shelters and an additional 20 artist-designed laser cut shelters in 2020. Look out for Joni Younkins-Herzog’s giant pillbug on Lexington Road and Richard Herzog’s larger-than-life gingko leaves on North Avenue. ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY Organized by the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department and CREATE Athens (a division of Envision Athens), the Athens Creative Directory serves as a hub for finding and interacting with creatives working in a variety of disciplines. Visit athenscreatives.directory to search through profiles. ATHENS MURAL ALLEY Located downtown in between Clayton and Washington streets near Classic City Cycling, the new Athens Mural Alley activates an otherwise overlooked alley into a walk-through art experience. Artists include John Ahee, Tayler Ayers, Luka Carter, Maria Elias, Elinor Saragoussi Phillips, Tori Watson and Beaux Xavier. The series joins Taylor Shaw’s “ATHENS Mural,” which resembles a vintage “Greetings from…” postcard and celebrates the Classic City as a musical mecca. Part of the Athens Music Walk of Fame, the mural depicts a collage of local music references embedded into the block letters: Pylon, Widespread Panic, The B-52’s and more. COBBHAM TRIANGLE PARK Occupying the slice of land nestled between Prince Avenue, Cobb and Harris streets, the Cobbham Triangle Park is a neighborhood gathering spot accentuated by public art. Highlights include an entranceway designed by St. Udio, a mosaic sitting wall called “Flow” by Krysia Ara, a towering sculpture called “Spirit of Inspiration” by Harold Rittenberry, a new “Venus Flower of Love” sculpture by Steve Sweetser and granite sculptures by Stan Mullins for games of chess and ping pong. A solarpowered robot sculpture can charge phones and offers a small library of free books in its belly.

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FIRE UP THE HYDRANTS A project of the Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department, Fire Up the Hydrants transformed 20 ordinary hydrants into functional, life-saving works of art. Spread across downtown, the hydrants were cleverly hand-painted by local artists, including Sarah Cook, Ashley Crain, Megan Reeves, Lilli Sams and Dan Smith.

HOPE Located downtown on the exterior walls of Epiphany Athens and The Rook & Pawn, David Hale’s mural, “Hope,” depicts barn swallows—a symbol of rebirth and hope—flying across a prismatic, rainbow-colored sky. “Hope” celebrated the 25th anniversary of the AthFest Music and Arts Festival, and replaced “BirdSong,” Hale’s mural of 20 species of native songbirds that was commissioned by AthFest Educates to mark the festival’s 20th anniversary.

HOT CORNER: AN ATHENS LEGACY Located at the corner of Lumpkin and Washington streets, “Hot Corner: An Athens Legacy” is dedicated to the rich history of Hot Corner, a hub of African-American entrepreneurship. Organized by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission with support from a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the mural was created by Miamibased muralist Elio Mercado and local artist Broderick Flanigan. PROJECT GINKGO Beautifying 17 concrete bases of light poles with intricate mosaics, Krysia Ara’s Project Ginkgo adds glittering charm and color into the downtown landscape. Funded by the Athens Downtown Development Authority, each design is unique and can be found outside of Flicker Theatre and Bar, The World Famous, Morton Theatre, Epiphany, Creature Comforts, Musician’s Warehouse, Ciné, Chamber of Commerce, Post Office, Last Resort, Ted’s Most Best and others. RAINBOW FOREST Visible from Martin Luther King Parkway on the North Oconee River Greenway, “Rainbow Forest” is a new public art installation by Los Angeles-based designer Andrew Kovacs, who worked alongside local artist assistants Eli Saragoussi and Patrick Sprague. Supported by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and unveiled in August 2021, the outdoor installation consists of a grid of 36 brightly colored columns. SCULPTURES AND MURALS Athens’ most recognizable sculptures are a series of giant bulldogs painted in colorful designs. To check out more sculptures, visit Steve Sweetser’s kinetic “Tree of Oneta” near the historic Southern Mill complex or Abbot Pattison’s infamous “Iron Horse” on Athens Highway in Watkinsville. Popular murals include Eleanor Davis’ at home.made, Dave Jenkins’ at Last Resort Grill, Anthony Wislar at Creature Comforts Brewery and Michael Ross on Hawthorne Avenue. athensculturalaffairs.org

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Lyndon House Arts Center 211 Hoyt St. • 706-613-3623 • accgov.com/lyndonhouse Run by Athens-Clarke County, the arts center displays professional exhibitions in large, sunny galleries upstairs and down, while the Ware-Lyndon House museum offers a glimpse into Athens’ past through period decor and artifacts. In addition to offering classes instructed by professional artists, summer camps and the occasional festival, the center serves as meeting grounds for local craft groups. The center also offers open studio memberships to use workspaces full of professional equipment. This year’s programming spotlights painter and photographer Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, ceramicists Mark Johnson and Zuzka Vaclavik, and students attending local schools. Madison-Morgan Cultural Center 434 S. Main St., Madison • 706-342-4743 • mmcc-arts.org The nonprofit is outside of Athens in a beautifully restored 1895 Romanesque Revival building. Programming ranges from visual art exhibitions to performing arts, and annual events include an antiques show, chamber music festival and tour of homes. Permanent exhibitions include a 1895 schoolroom, a gallery of original furnishings from the Arts and Crafts Period, a museum of Piedmont history and a series of portraits by George Andrews aka “The Dot Man.”

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Milan Art Store 1687 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-395-6333 • milanartstore.com Located in the heart of Five Points, this new family-run shop operates as the storefront and gallery space for the Milan Art Institute. In addition to all sorts of professional art supplies, the shop intends to offer demos, classes, events and other opportunities to experience art. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF) 34 School St., Watkinsville • 706-769-4565 • ocaf.com Centered in a renovated turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, OCAF is a nonprofit that promotes performing, visual and literary arts through a range of exhibitions and classes for all ages. Longstanding annual events include “Southworks,” a national juried art exhibition; “Perspectives,” the Georgia pottery invitational; a members exhibition; and a holiday market. Smaller exhibitions are hosted in a converted classroom adjacent to the main gallery. Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum 2450 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-542-1244 Located at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum opened in 2021 to showcase the personal collection of Deen Day Sanders. The state-of-the-art facility blends conservation, botanicals, art and history. The Quiet Gallery 2025 Baxter St. • 706-613-3650 • athenslibrary.org Nestled on the second floor of the Athens-Clarke County Library, the Quiet Gallery is a comfortable reading room with rotating exhibitions celebrating established local artists. Tif Sigfrid 393 N. Finley St. • info@tifsigfrids.com • tifsigfrids.com Owner Tif Sigfrids first relocated her gallery from Los Angeles to downtown Athens, then moved further out to Comer, and is now back in Athens as well as New York City. Exhibitions primarily showcase the works of professional contemporary artists. tiny ATH gallery 174 Cleveland Ave. • tinyathgallery@gmail.com • tinyathgallery.com Athens’ smallest physical gallery space packs a punch with high-quality pop-up exhibitions that rotate each month. Limited-capacity opening receptions are typically held on Sunday afternoons, and private appointments can be reserved by email. The gallery is also open during the evening for Third Thursday. Upcoming local artists include Keith P. Rein, Valley StipeMaas, Peter Loose and Andrea Wellnitz. UGA Special Collections Libraries 300 S. Hull St. • 706-542-7123 • libs.uga.edu/scl The galleries feature items from the Hargrett, Russell and Brown Archives. Historical pieces include drawings, photographs, manuscripts, maps and memorabilia.

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features more than college hang outs and townie hot spots; there are plenty of places to see and things to do for children, too. Here are some highlights and hidden gems for a variety of interests, from physical activity to mental stimulation.

Athens-Clarke County has more than a dozen playgrounds, each with its unique set of slides and surroundings. If you’re looking for open fields instead of swings, check out the open areas around the extensive playground at Southeast Clarke Park (325 Whit Davis Road). If you’re looking for a smaller neighborhood playground, check out Reese and Pope Park (375 Reese St.) or Boulevard Woods (298 Barber St.). Note that parks close a few hours each week for regular maintenance, so check out accgov.com/2550/Playgrounds for schedules and the full list of locations. For a more comprehensive list of parks, see page 16. If you want to head into the woods, find trails and a naturescape play area at Sandy Creek Nature Center (205 Old Commerce Road and also accessible via the Greenway). There’s also the Birchmore Trail at Memorial Park (293 Gran Ellen Drive), and Ben Burton Park (615 Mitchell Bridge Road) has walking routes along the river. Beyond county parks, there are also extensive trails at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) that will take you along the North Oconee River and through restored wetlands and native grasses. And along with the specimen gardens, don’t miss the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden—a must-visit for any kids in town. UGA’s Oconee Forest Park (110 Lake Herrick Drive), adjacent to the intramural fields, offers a trail system around Lake Herrick. You can even bring your fishing poles.

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Lake Herrick also allows non-motorized boating, so it’s a good spot to try out a canoe or kayak with the kids. Sandy Creek Park’s Lake Chapman (400 Bob Holman Road) is also an option for putting in your own watercraft or renting one from the county (weather and staff permitting). Note that admission to the park is $2/person for ages 4–64. Ben Burton Park also offers a spot to launch

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your canoe or kayak. If the kids want to take out the bikes or scooters, you have options. For gently rolling paved trails through much of downtown Athens, check out the Greenway’s network. You can connect from Sandy Creek Nature Center to Dudley Park, the Firefly Trail and South Campus (accgov.com/greenway). If you haven’t explored the most recently installed section of the Firefly Trail through downtown Winterville, it’s worth the ride. Or take your bikes off-road at Walker Park (200 Trail Creek St.), which has several trails maintained by the local chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (sorbaathens.com). You can also find paved trails at Bishop Park (705 Sunset Drive), Southeast Clarke Park (the opposite side from the playground, at 4440 Lexington Road) and Memorial Park.

LEARN AROUND US

Check out the latest art exhibits at the Lyndon House Arts Center (211 Hoyt St.) throughout the year; check accgov.com/lyndonhouse for details on classes and events. The Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) is also a prime place for getting creative, whether it’s viewing the latest exhibits or watching the water work its way through the patio garden; visit georgiamuseum.org for upcoming kid-friendly events. In addition to trails at Sandy Creek Nature Center, kids can now learn inside and out. The naturescape play area gives kids a space to investigate while they play, and inside they can explore STEM topics such as electricity, food, planets and pollinators. It makes for a cool option on a hot afternoon. For more natural wonders, visit the animals at Memorial Park’s Bear Hollow Zoo (and visit the ducks at the nearby pond—but please don’t bring bread!). The libraries in the Athens Regional Library System rotate storytime events that are both in-person and virtual. Visit www.athenslibrary.org for updates, or drop in to the Athens-Clarke County Library (2025 Baxter St.) to just experience the space and the helpful children’s librarians. To help give kids a glimpse of Athens history, drop by the Historic Athens Welcome Center (280 E. Dougherty St.) or the Ware-Lyndon House adjacent to the Lyndon House Arts Center. Both are open for self-guided tours during business hours, and the Welcome Center also offers kid-friendly scavenger hunts and online tours of other notable buildings on its Facebook page.

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has many public parks, some of which are connected by the North Oconee River Greenway, which features several scenic miles of walking and biking paths. Amenities vary and are indicated by symbols on this page. Picnic shelters must be rented ahead of time at most parks. Athens’ only public golf course is the UGA Golf Course, at 2600 Riverbend Road; Lane Creek Golf Club is in nearby Bishop. Athens-Clarke County government also has a “Park Finder” app to help match users with locations that fit their amenity selections. For a complete list of county parks and recreation areas, please visit accgov.com/parks.

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Ben Burton Park 615 Mitchell Bridge Road • 706-613-3620 Hours: sunrise–sunset O>  bç The 32-acre in-town wildlife preserve features a hardwood forest, trails, restrooms and a picnic shelter. A boat launch and shoals provide easy access to the Middle Oconee River. Bishop Park 705 Sunset Drive • 706-613-3589 Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset   9cdm wáãç This large Normaltown park is equipped with fields and courts for a variety of sports, a paved walking path and a pool. Programs include tennis, pickleball, gymnastics, swimming and more. Home to the Athens Farmers Market on Saturdays from March to December. Boulevard Woods Park 298 Barber St. • 706-613-3620 Hours: sunrise–sunset

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and features open fields, restrooms, an amphitheater and connections to the Firefly Trail and the North Oconee River Greenway. Firefly Trail Multiple entrances: East Broad Street, Dudley Park, Poplar Street, Inglewood Avenue, Old Winterville Road • 706-6133801 • fireflytrail.com Hours: sunrise–sunset

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This 39-mile rail trail project begins in downtown Athens and extends three miles towards Winterville where an additional 1.6-mile trail section is often called the “Model Mile.” The entire walking and biking trail is set to extend to Union Point along the historic Georgia Railroad corridor, and phase two of expansion (consisting of the bridge over Trail Creek/ Murmur Trestle) is currently underway. Greenway and Riverside Parks 706-613-3620 Hours: sunrise–sunset

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advised. For a complete list of trails and points of interest, please visit www.accgov.com/greenway. Heard Park 400 McKinley Drive • 706-613-3593 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun, 2–6 p.m.  9 cdm áã Previously named the East Athens Community Center, this facility has indoor and outdoor activities to serve everyone from kids to seniors and also includes a branch of the public library. Holland Youth Sports Complex 250 Vincent Drive • 706-613-3991 (before 4 p.m.); 706-6133604 (after 4 p.m.) Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset &dm}  w The 62-acre sports complex is home to Athens United soccer, Downtown Falcons football and Athens Little League baseball and softball action. Lay Park 297 Hoyt St. • 706-613-3596 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun, 2–6 p.m.  9cdmáã Athens’ only downtown park is accessible to everybody looking to get active, both indoors and out with activities like tennis, pickleball, pétaqnue, swimming in the outdoor pool and more. Memorial Park 293 Gran Ellen Drive • 706-613-3580 Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset '  >cdmáç This popular 72-acre park in the heart of Five Points is home to Bear Hollow Zoo (open 9 a.m.–5 p.m.), trails, a dog park, a playground, a duck-filled

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Reese & Pope Park 375 Reese St. • 706-613-3801 Hours: sunrise–sunset  cd This is a small neighborhood park with basketball courts, a picnic shelter and a playground.

Tennis Center 4460 Lexington Road • 706-613-3991 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun, 1–6 p.m.

Rocksprings Community Center & Park 291 Henderson Ext. • 706-613-3602 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.   cdmá This multipurpose park has something for everyone, including a pirate-ship playground, pool and splash pad. Sandy Creek Nature Center 205 Old Commerce Road • 706-613-3615 Hours: Tue–Sat, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

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See snakes and other live critters up close. Features 225 acres of woodlands and wetlands, with over four miles of trails (including an ADA interpretive trail) plus an exhibit hall, planetarium and gift shop. Discover a 19th Century log house and the ruins of a century-old brick factory. The Nature Playscape invites visitors to explore and be as adventurous in nature as possible. Please note that dogs, bikes, skates, skateboards and scooters are not allowed in the playscape. Sandy Creek Park 400 Bob Holman Road • 706-613-3631 Hours: Tue–Sun., 8 a.m.–6 p.m.   O( >I cdm wáPç The county’s largest park (782 acres total) surrounds picturesque Lake Chapman featuring a beach, dog parks (one public and five private) and trails. Enjoy disc golf, picnicking, boating and fishing. The park is open mostly from sunrise to sunset but changes depending on the time of the year. Satterfield Park 2950 Cherokee Road • 706-613-3991 Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset &dm wã A community park with a playground, athletic fields for baseball/softball, courts for tennis/pickleball and a picnic area. Satterfield is also home to the East Athens Little League. SORBA Mountain Bike Loop and Skill Park 100 Newton Bridge Road • sorbaathens.org Hours: sunrise–sunset

A newly-opened course on the property of General Time Athens, built by MTB Atlanta and maintained by SORBA Athens volunteers. The space features a wooden skills course (teeter totter, small rollers, etc.) and a ¾-of-a-mile trail loop with small rock features that can be bypassed. Helmets are required and motorized vehicles are not permitted. Southeast Clarke Park 4440 Lexington Road • 706-613-3991 Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset +(27) cd mx ãç Home to World of Wonder, this 135-acre park is home to the largest play area in the park system and features two playgrounds, three dog parks and

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This center offers year-round usage for open play, leagues, instructional programs, clinics and tournaments and includes 12 lighted, hard-surface courts with viewing and staging areas. There’s also a covered pavilion, restrooms and office and meeting facilities. The center is staffed seven days a week according to hours of operation, but courts open daily at 8 a.m. (Hours may be affected by the weather.)

Harris Shoals Park Harris Shoals Drive, Watkinsville • 706-769-5161 Hours: 7 a.m.–8 p.m. & cdmç This small park has picnic tables, walking trails, horseshoes, shoals and a baseball field. There are also three pavilions available to rent. Heritage Park 2543 Macon Hwy., Watkinsville • 706-769-3965 Hours: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

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The 364-acre park bordering the Apalachee River boasts miles of hiking, biking and horse-riding trails as well as an open-air arena that hosts special events.

Walker Park 200 Trail Creek St. • 706-613-3991 Hours: 8 a.m.–sunset *cdm wç A sprawling, 113-acre park just minutes from downtown, Walker Park has a fitness zone, an ADA accessible playground, a popular splash pad for kids, soccer fields and mountain bike trails.

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Legion Pool 830 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-542-8235 • tate.uga.edu/legionpool Hours: late May through July, 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; beginning of August, 3–7 p.m.

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A historic pool with lap lanes and a bathhouse, Legion is enjoyed each summer by the university community and by those who join the Friends of Campus Life. Oconee Forest Park College Station Road at Alumni Drive • 706-542-4287 • warnell.uga.edu/oconee-forest-park Hours: dawn–dusk * ç This 60-acre park with hiking trails sits behind the UGA intramural fields, preserving a 100-year-old forest and its wildlife around Lake Herrick. State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-542-1244 • botgarden.uga.edu Hours: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

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Bogart Sports Complex 200 S. Burson Ave., Bogart • 706-769-3965 Hours: 5 a.m.–11 p.m. &cdm wç This 33-acre park behind the Bogart Library has lighted ballfields, multipurpose fields, a picnic pavilion, a playground and a half-mile paved walking trail.

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Oconee Veterans Park 3500A Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville • 706-769-3965 Hours: 5 a.m.–11 p.m. &*  9cm  wãç This 197-acre park contains walking trails, tennis courts and multipurpose fields outside and a community center with a gym and track inside.

Pittard Park and Pavilion Parkview and Church streets • 706-742-8600 • cityof winterville.jigsy.com/pittard-park Hours: sunrise–sunset  *c dmç This park has a pavilion, playgrounds and metal art by Beverly Babb. It hosts the Winterville Marigold Festival every spring. When renting the pavilion for events, hours of operation are April–Dec., 8 a.m.–10 p.m.

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Fort Yargo State Park 210 S. Broad St., Winder • 770-867-3489 • gastateparks. org/fortyargo Hours: 7 a.m.–10 p.m.   *O− > cdmáãç The park surrounds a lake for swimming, fishing and boating. It features a 1792 log fort and campsites, including yurts and cabins. Five-dollar parking with annual passes is available for purchase. Some social distancing measures may still apply when visiting. Watson Mill Bridge State Park 650 Watson Mill Road, Comer • 706-783-5349 • gastate parks.org/watsonmillbridge Hours: 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

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ATHENS MUSIC 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ATHENS MUSIC

1. IT’S (NOT) ONLY ROCK AND ROLL

Athens is known for its contributions to the rock and roll canon—our lil’ town birthed R.E.M., the B-52s, Pylon, Widespread Panic, Neutral Milk Hotel, of Montreal and Drive-By Truckers, among others—but there’s a lot more going on locally. Hip hop continues to boom, and the Latinx scene is hot, too. Roots music, including country and Americana, can be found just about everywhere, as can experimental and genre-defying acts.

2. MUSIC VENUES RANGE IN SIZE AND FOCUS

Though the live entertainment industry has been severely impacted by the pandemic, Athens is still home to a remarkably high number of music venues, given its population size. The best bets for catching major touring acts have always been the 40 Watt Club and Georgia Theatre, while Southern Brewing Company, Flicker Theatre & Bar, Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, Nowhere Bar and The World Famous are good choices for catching local bands any night of the week.

3. FESTIVALS HAPPEN YEAR-ROUND

While the pandemic threw a wrench into many yearly traditions, most festivals carried on with modifications and have since returned to their in-person formats. In fall, the North Georgia Folk Festival livens Sandy Creek Park, LatinxFest fills downtown with performances, Historic Athens PorchFest takes over neighborhoods and the Wild Rumpus Parade & Spectacle is a Halloweentime hoot. Spring stays busy between BreastFest and the International Street Festival. The hip hop- centric Hot Corner Celebration takes place in early summer, followed by Athens’ flagship event, the AthFest Music and Arts Festival.

6. TUNE IN TO TURN ON

You can hear local music all over the airwaves, starting with WUOG 90.5 FM, UGA’s student-run station that broadcasts “Live in the Lobby” performances every Tuesday and Thursday. This year marks WUOG’s 50th anniversary. University-chartered NPR affiliate WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM airs “Sound of Athens” and “New South Showcase,” segments of live concert recordings.

7. SEE ATHENS ON THE SCREEN

Tony Gayton’s 1987 documentary Athens, GA: Inside/Out is essential viewing for any aspiring local music buff for its interviews and live footage from the mid’80s scene. Released in 2021, Red Turns Into Blue: Athens/Inside-Out 2: Red Turns Into Blue follows up over 30 years later. For another glimpse into today’s cultural landscape, check out local filmmaker James Preston’s pair of documentaries Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project and Athens Rising 2: Transmittance (both free at athensrising.com), which compile vignettes of DIY house shows, festivals, performance art, comedy, restaurants and other interesting local organizations and independent businesses.

8. IT’S A RECORDING DESTINATION

Behind the tremendous number of albums churned out by up-and-coming artists each year are the recording studios in and around Athens that perfect and preserve their work. Chase Park Transduction, The Glow Recording Studio, Pigpen Studios, Full Moon Studio and several others stay busy year-round. Tweed Recording Audio Production School, a world-class facility located downtown, aims to train the next generation of audio professionals.

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5. THERE’S AN ATHENS MUSIC WALK Of FAME

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As more Athenians start families, there’s been an increased focus on kid-centric music and music education. The leader of the pack is Nuçi’s Space, a resource center that offers health services to musicians, plus rehearsal rooms and Camp Amped, where local youth learn to start their own bands. We Rock Athens operates a similar program for female and nonbinary kiddos, while Full Moon Studio serves nearby Watkinsville with summer camps and biannual “rockcitals.” The Athens Music Walk of Fame debuted in 2020 to honor the movers and shakers who helped place our town on the map as a musical destination, and new inductees are added every year. The walk recognizes honorees with bronze plaques that are embedded along a route that passes notable music venues. An interactive mobile app offers sights and sounds associated with each honoree.

Though its sheer size and a lack of effective town-gown communication can make the university seem intimidating to newcomers, its cultural programming is open to the public and worth taking advantage of. The Performing Arts Center brings in acclaimed classical and world-music artists, with the 2022–23 season including Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Villalobos Brothers, Soweto Gospel Choir, Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine and Yamato. Trust us when we say that Flagpole is your No. 1 source for all things Athens music, from the weekly print edition and comprehensive events calendar to our online premieres, photo galleries, live reviews and beyond. Covering local music was our founding mission, and it remains an integral part of who we are at Flagpole and what we do.

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MUSIC VENUES 40 Watt Club 285 W. Washington St. • 706-549-7871 • 40watt.com The world-renowned 40 Watt has been an Athens institution since 1978. Touring artists and locals share its hallowed stage.

Athentic Brewing 108 Park Ave. • 706-850-6252 • athenticbrewing.com The patio of this Normaltown neighborhood brewery is a perfect spot for catching a singer-songwriter, country act or hip-hop showcase. Boar’s Head Lounge 260 E. Washington St. • 706-369-3040 • instagram.com/ boarsheadlounge Country or cover bands can usually be found on busy weekends. Buvez 585 Barber St. • 706-850-0172 • facebook.com/ buvezathens Located in the Boulevard neighborhood, this tucked away café frequently hosts local indie, pop and electronic acts. The Classic Center 300 N. Thomas St. • 706-357-4444 • classiccenter.com The theater, Grand Hall and 440 Foundry Pavilion host big-ticket touring acts. Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St. • 706-546-0039 • flickertheatreandbar.com Hear a selection of folk, indie, experimental, punk and more in the spiffed-up side room. Georgia Theatre 215 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-7670 • georgiatheatre.com Owned by Live Nation and booked by Zero Mile, this is the downtown spot for trendy touring acts. The rooftop bar also features live music and DJs during warmer months. The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-353-4721 • facebook.com/globe. athens After a two-year-long closure, The Globe is back open and easing into hosting shows in its upstairs space again.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 237 Prince Ave. • 706-353-3050 • hendershotsathens.com A welcoming java joint and pub known for evening shows, open mic nights and more. The Lewis Room 131 E. Clayton St. • 706-204-9144 • facebook.com/ thelewisroom Operated by Tweed Recording, the Lewis Room offers a state-of-the-art space to host touring musicians. Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-369-3144 • facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub This historic space with a great patio occasionally hosts salsa nights, punk shows and dance parties.

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Live Wire 227 W. Dougherty St. • 706-543-8283 • livewireathens.com A state-of-the-art space that hosts weddings and other special events, but also books live concerts. Morton Theatre 195 W. Washington St. • 706-613-3770 • mortontheatre.com Built in 1910, the historic building carries on Hot Corner’s legacy with gospel and soul. Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-546-4742 • nowherebarlive.com Frequent local talent with a focus on blues, funk and rock.

Rabbit Hole Studios 1001 Winterville Rd. • 762-499-4182 • rabbitholestudios.org In addition to offering space for recording, rehearsals and events, this community center hosts shows, solstice celebrations and open jams. Rialto Club 500 College Ave. • 706-546-0430 • indigoathens.live Located on the ground level of Hotel Indigo, this upscale space hosts wedding receptions, meetings and concerts. The Root 1235 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-395-6278 • therootathens.com Located below The Pine, this Five Points neighborhood basement bar now hosts live music. Southern Brewing Company 231 Collins Industrial Blvd. • 706-548-7183 • sobrewco.com With its large outdoor stage, Southern Brewing has taken the lead in hosting socially distanced concerts ranging from indie, pop, Americana, singersongwriters and everything in between. Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Rd. • 706-549-3377 • terrapinbeer.com Terrapin’s separately ticketed space, with state-ofthe-art sound and lighting, showcases country, folk, jam, rock and more. UGA Performing Arts Center 230 River Rd. • 706-542-4400 • pac.uga.edu Classical performances from students and faculty, plus celebrated symphonies, world music and more.

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VFW Post 2872 835 Sunset Dr. • 706-543-5940 • facebook.com/ vfwpost2872 This space near Bishop Park hosts a variety of events, including live music from country and rock bands, karaoke and Rabbit Box Storytelling. The Warehouse 346 E. Broad St. • thewarehouseathens.com A large capacity venue with singer-songwriters, Southern rock bands and country acts. The World Famous 351 N. Hull St. • 706-543-4002 • facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens A tiny room with a ton of character, featuring hip hop, indie, dance music and beyond.

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is emerging as a true craft beer destination and is now home to six local breweries offering a huge variety of microbrews. If you’d like to sample their work, you can check out their tasting rooms on-site or you can purchase cans or crowlers (aluminum growlers) to go. Native brews are available in bars and restaurants across town, and there’s also the Classic City Brew Fest on Oct. 1, which brings beer lovers into Athens from all over. Akademia Brewing Company 150 Crane Dr. · 678-726-2288 · akademiabc.com Unique among Athens’ local breweries, Akademia sports a full food menu seven days a week, including brunch. Located on Atlanta Highway near the mall, Akademia has ample space to spread out, both outside on its expansive patio and inside in a large, rentable event space capable of seating 100 people. If you’re in a hurry, they’ve got crowlers to go, which you can fill up with anything on tap to enjoy later. Their beer selection is as diverse as ever, ranging from dark and bold with coffee stouts, winter warmers and barleywine brews, to light and refreshing with pale ales, fruited goses, lagers and pilsners— and standbys like IQ, their flagship IPA. Athentic Brewing Company 108 Park Ave. · 706-206-2074 · athenticbrewing.com One of Athens’ newest breweries, Athentic is located in the historic Boulevard neighborhood. Designed from the beginning as a music venue, Athentic regularly hosts live music on its spacious patio and indoor stage along with other performances like drag shows and activities like trivia. Depending on availability, you’ll be able to pick from a variety of brews, including Escape Button, a tropical IPA, Floodgate, a Japanese rice lager, and Upright Hermit, a dry stout. They were the first brewery in Athens to create a line of hard seltzers and regularly offer a variety of seltzer slushies. Creature Comforts Brewing Company 271 W. Hancock Ave. · 706-410-1043 · creaturecomforts beer.com If you’re a beer connoisseur in Athens, you already know that Creature Comforts has a convenient downtown location, a spacious and delightful patio and some of the best beer in town, including their ever-popular Tropicália IPA and Classic City Lager. The brewery also hosts food trucks, along with art, music and the Athens Farmers Market every

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Wednesday from July through November. They also have a large selection of special offerings and limited releases sold in bottles. Normaltown Brewing Company 149 Oneta St. · 706-850-8996 · facebook.com/Normaltown brewingco Nestled in a cozy corner of the Chase Street Warehouses in between Oneta and Tracy streets, Normaltown Brewing is the smallest of Athens’ microbreweries. They’ve expanded to seven taps and continuously rotate their selections, so new beers will come available often. When visiting, you can expect a sour from their Sun Tan series to be on tap along with a hazy, New England-style IPA such as Summon the Fog. They’ll also keep a stout and a lower-ABV beer like a blonde or pilsner on tap for you to enjoy. You can sample these brews on-site or take anything they’ve got home with you in a crowler. Southern Brewing Company 231 Collins Industrial Blvd. · 706-548-7183 · sobrewco.com Most know Southern Brewing for its wide selection of delicious craft beers, including old favorites like Hobnail IPA, the Red and Black fruited sour and Midnight Train porter, but did you know it’s also a music venue? Head out to their five-acre yard and large, open-air warehouse to catch live performances or just relax at the bar. You might be glad to learn that 7AM, Southern’s light, American-style lager brewed with lime, will now be available year-round. If you prefer darker beers, you can’t go wrong with Moon Eyes imperial stout which is served up in different varieties, like cookies and cream or peanut butter, throughout the year. Terrapin Beer Company 265 Newton Bridge Road · 706-549-3377 · terrapinbeer.com In a warehouse on Newton Bridge Road with an indoor tasting room and a huge lawn, Athens’ OG brewery hosts live music regularly and lots of annual events, weather permitting. Can you believe that in spring of 2022 Terrapin celebrated their 20th anniversary of making beer in Athens? Sample old favorites like the sessionable Recreation Ale, Hopsecutioner IPA or Wake-n-Bake coffee oatmeal stout. They’ve also got a large variety of new offerings including Depth Perception imperial IPA, Los Bravos Mexican-style lager and a Watermelon Gose sour, most of which are available in cans to take home with you. Here’s to 20 more years!

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American Add Drug Store 1695 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 26 Akademia Brewing Co. 150 Crane Dr.; p. 26 Another Broken Egg Cafe 2375 W. Broad St.; p. 26 B&B Theatres 1570 Lexington Road; p. 27 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 27 Brett’s Casual American Restaurant 3190 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 28

Bulldog Bistro 1197 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 28 Catch 22 Gastropub 1021 Parkway Blvd.; p. 28 Charlie Graingers 1791 Oconee Connector; p. 35 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 2040 Oconee Connector; p. 35

Chili’s Grill & Bar 183 Alps Road; p. 35 The Chop House 2055 Oconee Connector; p. 35 Chops and Hops 2 S. Main St.; p. 35 Clean Eatz 1791 Oconee Connector, Ste. 560; p. 35 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1913 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; p. 37

Dooley’s Bar and Grill 259 E. Broad St.; p. 37 Em’s Kitchen 975 Hawthorne Ave.; p. 39 Five Bar 269 N. Hull St.; p. 39 The Flying Biscuit Café 1180 Prince Ave.; p. 39 The Garden Grille 390 E. Washington St.; p. 40 George’s Lowcountry Table 420 Macon Hwy.; p. 40 Hi-Lo Lounge 1354 Prince Ave.; p. 41 Hilltop Grille 2310 W. Broad St.; p. 41 home.made 1072 Baxter St.; p. 41 I Heart Mac and Cheese 165 Hickory St.; p. 43 J&J Flea Market 11661 Commerce Road; p. 43 J. Christopher’s 1650 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 43

Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St.; p. 44 Lindsey’s Culinary Market 520 N. Thomas St.; p. 44 The Local 706 1676 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 45 Locos Grill & Pub 2020 Timothy Road; 1985 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 45

Longhorn Steakhouse 2170 W. Broad St.; p. 45 Madison Bar & Bistro 500 College Ave.; p. 45 Maepole 1021 N. Chase St.; p. 45 Marker 7 Coastal Grill 1195 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 47 Newk’s Eatery 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; 700 Baxter St.; p. 48

The Office Sports Bar and Grill 135 W. Washington St.; p. 48

Outback Steakhouse 3585 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 48 The Pine 1235 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 49 Porterhouse Grill 459 E. Broad St.; p. 49 Rafferty’s Restaurant & Bar 15 Huntington Road; p. 51 Red Lobster 1956 W. Broad St.; p. 51 The Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 51 The Savannah Room 1197 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 53 Sellers Eatery 18 S. Barnett Shoals Road; p. 53 South Kitchen and Bar 247 E. Washington St.; p. 53 Square One Fish Co. 1298 Prince Ave.; p. 55 Texas Roadhouse 1021 Dowdy Road; p. 57 Trappeze Pub 269 N. Hull St.; p. 57 Wok Star 225 Cherokee Road; p. 58 The World Famous 351 N. Hull St.; p. 58

Asian Ahi Hibachi & Poke 489 E. Clayton St.; p. 26 Athens Wok 493 E. Clayton St.; p. 27

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Bubble Café 247 E. Broad St.; p. 28 Chef Ming 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; p. 35 China 1 2026 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 35 China Star Super Buffet 3567 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 35 China Wok 2475 Jefferson Road; p. 35 Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express 1055 Gaines School Road; p. 35

D92 Korean BBQ 1080 Baxter St.; p. 37 Ding Tea 125 W. Washington St.; p. 37 Dinner Party 1664 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 37 Golden Dragon 126 Alps Road; p. 40 Golden Sun Chinese Restaurant 4375 Lexington Road; p. 40

Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet 2020 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 41

Inoko Express 3190 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 43 Inoko Hibachi Express 1860 S. Barnett Shoals Road; p. 43

Iron Factory 255 W. Washington St.; p. 43 Jinya Ramen Bar 351 E. Broad St.; p. 43 Just Pho… and More 1063 Baxter St.; p. 43 Main Moon Restaurant 2061 Experiment Station Road; p. 45

Mama Ning’s Thai 2 S. Main St.; p. 45 Mother Pho 167 E. Broad St.; p. 47 New Red Bowl Asian Bistro 1935 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 48

Oyishi Sushi and Hibachi 2061 Experiment Station Road; p. 48

Paris Báhn Mì 165 W. Clayton St.; p. 48 Peking Restaurant 2725 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 48 Poke Bar 1791 Oconee Connector, Suite 740; p. 49 Puma Yu’s 355 Oneta St., Ste. D-400; p. 49

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Ru San’s 196 Alps Road; p. 51 Sakura Steak House 3557 Atlanta Hwy.; 1225 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 53

Shokitini 251 W. Clayton St.; p. 53 Siri Thai Cuisine 1040 Gaines School Road; p. 53 Tai Chi Bubble Tea 151 E. Broad St.; p. 55 Taqueria Tsunami 1791 Oconee Connector; 320 E. Clayton St.; p. 55

Thai Spoon 149 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 57 Tokyo Express 690 U.S. Hwy. 29; p. 57 Utage Athens Sushi Bar 440 E. Clayton St.; p. 57 Wok Star 225 Cherokee Road; p. 58 Wok’s Up 1791 Oconee Connector; p. 58

Bars & Clubs 1785 Bar & Grill 420 E. Clayton St.; p. 26 9d’s Bar Plus 400 Clayton St.; p. 26 Akademia Brewing Co. 150 Crane Dr.; p. 26 The Alley 2451 Jefferson Road; p. 26 Allgood Lounge 256 E. Clayton St.; p. 26 Amici 233 E. Clayton St.; 8851 Macon Hwy.; p. 26 ARTini’s Art Lounge 337 Prince Ave.; p. 26 Athentic Brewing Company 108 Park Ave.; p. 27 Bad Moon 246 E. Clayton St.; p. 27 Bar South 104 E. Washington St.; p. 27 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 27 Blind Pig Tavern 312 E. Washington St.; 2440 W. Broad St.; 2301 College Station Road; 22 N. Main St.; p. 28

Blue Sky 247 E. Broad St.; p. 28 Boar’s Head Lounge 260 E. Washington St.; p. 28 Bourbon Street 333 E. Broad St.; p. 28 Buddha Bar 431 E. Broad St.; p. 28 Buvez 585 Barber St.; p. 28 Catch 22 Gastropub 1021 Parkway Blvd.; p. 28 Centro Bar 400 E. Clayton St.; p. 35 Ciné 234 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 35 City Bar 220 College Ave.; p. 35 Clarke’s Collective 225 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 35 The Clayton Social 335 E. Clayton St.; p. 35 Cloud 164 E. Clayton St.; p. 35 Coconut Pat’s 120 E. Clayton St.; p. 35 Cozy Bar 179 N. Jackson St.; p. 37 Creature Comforts Brewery 271 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 37

Cutters Pub 120 E. Clayton St.; p. 37 DePalma’s Italian Cafe 2080 Timothy Road; 1965

Barnett Shoals Road; 401 E. Broad St.; p. 37 Dooley’s Bar and Grill 259 E. Broad St.; p. 37 Double Barrel 429 E. Broad St.; p. 37 The Expat 1680 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 39 Five & Ten 1073 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 39 Five Bar 269 N. Hull St.; p. 39 Flanagan’s & Half Moon Pub 301 E. Clayton St.; p. 39 Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St.; p. 39 General Beauregard’s 164 E. Clayton St.; p. 40 The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 40 Grindhouse Killer Burgers 1553 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 40 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 237 Prince Ave.; p. 41 Hi-Lo Lounge 1354 Prince Ave.; p. 41 Hilltop Grille 2310 W. Broad St.; p. 41 Hybar 412 N. Thomas St.; p. 41 Iron Factory 255 W. Washington St.; p. 43 The Lark Winespace 493 Prince Ave.; p. 44 Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St.; p. 44 Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 45 Live Wire Athens 227 W. Dougherty St.; p. 45 The Local 706 1676 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 45 Lumberjaxe 510 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 45 Madison Bar & Bistro 500 College Ave.; p. 45 Magnolias 312 E. Broad St.; p. 45 Mai Kai Kava Lounge 1035 Baxter St.; p. 45 Manhattan Café 337 N. Hull St.; p. 47

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Mell’s Place 4648 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 47 Mellow Mushroom 320 E. Clayton St.; p. 47 Moonshine Bar 275 E. Clayton St.; p. 47 The National 232 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 47 Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave.; p. 48 Nowhere Bar 240 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 48 Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy.; p. 48 Oglethorpe Garage 1560 Oglethorpe Ave.; p. 48 The Old Pal 1320 Prince Ave.; p. 48 On the Rocks 255 E. Clayton St.; p. 48 Paloma Park 235 W. Washington St.; p. 48 Pauley’s Original Crepe Bar 134 E. Clayton St.; p. 48 The Pine 1235 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 49 Porterhouse Grill 459 E. Broad St.; p. 49 Puma Yu’s 355 Oneta St., Ste. D-400; p. 49 The Rail Athens 1120 Mitchell Bridge Road; p. 51 The Roadhouse 137 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 51 Rodeo Night Club 1700 Commerce Road; p. 51 The Rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 51 The Rook and Pawn 294 W. Washington St.; p. 51 The Root 1235 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 51 The Rowdy Goose 364 E. Broad St.; p. 51 The Royal Peasant 1675 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 51 Sake Mama 166 E. Clayton St.; p. 53 Sandbar 220 College Ave.; p. 53 Saucehouse Barbeque 830 W. Broad St.; p. 53 Seabear Oyster Bar 297 Prince Ave.; p. 53 Shokitini 251 W. Clayton St.; p. 53 SideCar 1072 Baxter St.; p. 53 Silver Dollar 262 College Ave.; p. 53 Sister Louisa’s Church 254 W. Clayton St.; p. 53 Sound Track 321 E. Clayton St.; p. 53 South Kitchen and Bar 247 E. Washington St.; p. 53 Southern Brewing Company 231 Collins Industrial

Insomnia Cookies 228 E. Clayton St.; p. 43 Java Joy 1305 Jennings Mill Road; p. 43 Jittery Joe’s Coffee UGA Miller Learning Center; 27

Starland Lounge & Lanes 145 E. Clayton St.; p. 55 Sundown Saloon 50 Gaines School Road; p. 55 Tapped Athens 297 Prince Ave., Ste. 19; p. 55 Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Road; p. 57 Toppers International Showbar 100 N. Jackson St.;

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Trappeze Pub 269 N. Hull St.; p. 57 Tropical Bar 251 W. Clayton St., Ste 116; p. 57 Utage Athens Sushi Bar 440 E. Clayton St.; p. 57 VFW Post 2872 835 Sunset Dr.; p. 57 Walker’s Coffee & Pub 128 College Ave.; p. 57 The Warehouse 346 E. Broad St.; p. 57 Wonderbar 240 E. Washington St.; p. 58 Woodford 120 E. Washington St.; p. 58 The World Famous 351 N. Hull St.; p. 58

Coffee Houses & Bakeries 1000 Faces Coffee 510 N. Thomas St.; p. 26 Athens Bagel Co. 268 N. Jackson St.; p. 26 Bee’s Knees Bakery & Gifts 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; p. 27

Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley Street; p. 27 Bitty and Beau’s Coffee 1540 Lumpkin St.; p. 27 Bulldog Bistro 1197 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 28 Buvez 585 Barber St.; p. 28 The Café on Lumpkin 1700 S. Lumpkin St.; p. X28X Cafe Racer Coffee + Donuts 3 Arnoldsville Road; 2343 W. Broad St.; p. 28

Cecilia’s Cake Shop 610 N. Milledge Ave.; p. 28 Celia’s Bakery 9029 Hwy. 29 N.; p. 35 Condor Chocolates 1658 S. Lumpkin St.; 160 E. Washington St.; p. 37

Cravings 480 E. Broad St.; p. 37 Crumbl Cookies 196 Alps Road; p. 37 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 237 Prince Ave.; p. 41 Ideal Bagel 815 W. Broad St.; p. 43 Independent Baking Co. 1625 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 43

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Greensboro Hwy.; 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; 1480 Baxter St.; 1230 S. Milledge Ave.; 297 E. Broad St.; 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; UGA Law School; UGA Science Library; 150 Fritz Mar Lane; p. 43 Joe and Sam’s Café 1021 Jamestown Blvd.; p. 43 Kiki’s Bakeshop 20 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 44 Molly’s Coffee Company 8830 Macon Hwy., Bldg. 100; p. 47 Nedza’s 1591 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 47 Nothing Bundt Cakes 1021 Dowdy Road; p. 48 Ok Coffee 154 College Ave.; p. 48 Poindexter 295 E. Dougherty St.; p. 49 Sabor Latino 2131 Hog Mountain Road; 1550 Oglethorpe Ave.; p. 51 Sips Espresso Café 1390 Prince Ave.; p. 53 Sweet Spot Coffee 149 Oneta St.; p. 55 Sweetie Pie by Savie 150 E. Whitehall Road; p. 55 Walker’s Coffee & Pub 128 College Ave.; p. 57 Zombie Coffee and Donuts 350 E. Broad St.; p. 58

Downhome & BBQ The Bar-B-Que Shack 4320 Lexington Road; p. 27 Biscuit Basket 723 Boulevard; p. 27 Butt Hutt BBQ 480 Macon Hwy.; p. 28 Cabin Creek BBQ 199 Memorial Dr.; p. 28 The Carriage House of Athens 3755 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 28 Dawg Gone Good BBQ 224 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 37 Food for the Soul 1965 W. Broad St.; p. 39 Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 5170 Atlanta Hwy.; 1110 Hull Road; p. 40

Electric Ave.; p. 47

Mayflower Restaurant 171 E. Broad St.; p. 47 Off the Vine Produce 302 Athens Road; p. 48 Peach Pit Cafe 321 Athens Road; p. 48 The Picnic Basket Meal Market 1973 Hog Mountain Road; p. 49

The Place 229 E. Broad St.; p. 49 Plantation Buffet 1119 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.; p. 49 Pulaski Heights BBQ 675 Pulaski St.; p. 49 Rachel’s Southern Style Restaurant 1021 Jamestown Blvd.; p. 51

Saucehouse Barbeque 830 W. Broad St.; p. 53 Scott’s BBQ 4007 Danielsville Road; p. 53 Shane’s Rib Shack 680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N.; p. 53 Strickland’s Restaurant 4723 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 55 Stripling’s General Store 4501 Monroe Hwy.; p. 55 Suncatcher Café 42 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 55 Tamez Barbecue 1660 W. Broad St.; p. 55 Team Biscuits and Burgers 745 Danielsville Road; p. 57 Weaver D’s Fine Foods 1016 E. Broad St.; p. 57 White Tiger Gourmet 217 Hiawassee Ave.; 64 N. Main St.; p. 58

Zeb’s Bar-B-Q 5742 U.S. Hwy. 29; p. 58

Ice Cream & Smoothies Alumni Cookie Dough 480 N. Thomas St.; p. 26 Andy’s Frozen Custard 2180 W. Broad St.; p. 26 Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop 105 College Ave.; p. 27 Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 1029 Parkway Pl.; p. 28 Four Fat Cows 723 Baxter St.; p. 39 Hodgson’s Pharmacy 1260 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 41 La Michoacana Antojitos Mexicanos 3750 Old Jefferson Road; p. 44

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La Michoacana Es Natural 1635 Glenn Carrie Road; p. 44

Lil’ Ice Cream Dude’s Cool World 1040 Gaines School Road; p. 44

Mochinut 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 47 Nedza’s 1591 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 47 Pelican’s Snoballs 510 Baxter St.; p. 48 Planet Smoothie 196 Alps Road; 1993 Barnett Shoals

Road; 1791 Oconee Connector; 2361 W. Broad St.; p. 49

Roll It Up Ice Cream & Mushroom Head 496 Baxter St.; p. 51

Smoothie King 1591 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 53 Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream 140 W. Broad St.; p. 55 Vampire Penguin 115 Hickory St.; p. 57

J&J Flea Market 11661 Commerce Road; p. 43 Kikè’s Kitchen 4272 Old Danielsville Road; p. 44 La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant 2061 Hog Mountain Road; 2971 Monroe Hwy.; p. 44

La Fiesta 1395 College Station Road; p. 44 La Michoacana Antojitos Mexicanos 3750 Old Jefferson Road; p. 44

La Michoacana Es Natural 1635 Glenn Carrie Road; p. 44

La Tienda Los Amigos 109 Rowe Road; p. 44 Los Primos Taqueria Express 7990 Macon Hwy.; p. 45 Los Reyes Mexican Restaurant 1880 Hwy. 29 N.; p. 45 Mifflin’s House 2467 Jefferson Road; p. 47 Poquito’s 195 Prince Ave.; p. 49 Punta Cana Latin Grill 367 Prince Ave., Ste. 1; p. 49 Sabor Latino 2131 Hog Mountain Road; 1550 Oglethorpe Ave.; p. 51

Italian & Pizza Amici 233 E. Clayton St.; 8851 Macon Hwy.; p. 26 Athens Pizza 2095 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 26 Automatic Pizza 1397 Prince Ave.; p. 27 Bulldawg Pizza, Wings & More 2026 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 28

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 3194 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 28 Chuck E. Cheese 3654 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 35 Cicis Pizza 3190 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 35 D.P. Dough 180 W. Broad St.; p. 37 DePalma’s Italian Cafe 2080 Timothy Road; 1965 Barnett Shoals Road; 401 E. Broad St.; p. 37

Doughby’s Pizza and More 50 N. Main St.; p. 37 Eddie’s Calzones 227 E. Clayton St.; p. 37 Fox’s Pizza Den 2971 Monroe Hwy.; p. 40 Fully Loaded Pizza 1260 Mars Hill Road Ste. 101; 1255 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 40

Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 1040 Gaines School Road; p. 43

Little Italy 125 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 45 Mama Sid’s Pizza 2240 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 47 Marco’s Pizza 1021 Jamestown Blvd.; 1045 Gaines School Road; p. 47

Martino’s Italian Restaurant 2061 Hog Mountain Road, Suite K; p. 47

Mellow Mushroom 320 E. Clayton St.; p. 47 The Olive Garden 3666 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 48 Osteria Athena 323 E. Broad St.; p. 48 Peppino’s 950 Whitehall Road; p. 48 Pizza Factory 122 Alps Road; p. 49 Pizza Hut 1995 Barnett Shoals Road; 680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N.; p. 49

Roll It Up Ice Cream & Mushroom Head 496 Baxter St.; p. 51

Ted’s Most Best 254 W. Washington St.; p. 57 Your Pie 196 Alps Road; 1430 Capital Ave.; p. 58 ZZ & Simone’s 1540 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 58

Mexican & South American Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 2080 Timothy Road; 1376 Prince Ave.; p. 26

Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; 1739 S. Lumpkin St.; 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; 259 E. Clayton St.; 2 S. Main St.; 680 N. Hwy. 29; 1180 Prince Ave.; p. 27 Birrieria & Taqueria Jalisco 494 Broad St.; p. 27 Cali ‘N’ Tito’s 1254 Cedar Shoals Dr.; 1427 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 28 Dos Palmas Mexican Grill 3523 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 37 El Bajio Restaurant and Taqueria 400 Hawthorne Ave.; p. 37 El Barrio 1331 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 39 Iguana’s Mexican Grill 2024 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 43

Sr. Sol 2455 W. Broad St.; 175 Tallassee Road; p. 53 Surcheros 700 Baxter St.; p. 55 Taco Stand 2270 Barnett Shoals Road; 670 N. Milledge

Munch Hut 175 E. Broad St.; p. 47 Outtakes 1793 Oconee Connector; 196 Alps Road; p. 48 Panera Bread 3151 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 48 Pita Pit 123 N. Jackson St.; p. 49 Ponko Chicken 529 Baxter St.; p. 49 The Rail Athens 1120 Mitchell Bridge Road; p. 51 Raising Cane’s 795 Baxter St.; p. 51 Schlotzsky’s Deli 1490 Baxter St.; p. 53 Slutty Vegan 700 Baxter St.; p. 53 Team Biscuits and Burgers 745 Danielsville Road; p. 57

The Traveling Hobo Cafe 20 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 57 Whataburger 3321 Lexington Road; 3201 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 57

Wing Zone 142 W. Clayton St.; p. 58 Winghouse Grill 8727 U.S. Hwy. 29; 1307 Prince Ave.; p. 58

Wingster Café 521 Baxter St.; p. 58 WNB Factory 4375 Lexington Road, Ste. C-11; p. 58

Ave.; p. 55

Tacos los Plebes 675 Danielsville Road; p. 55 Taqueria del Sol 334 Prince Ave.; p. 55 Taqueria Juaritos 3875 Jefferson Road; p. 55 Taqueria la Jalisco 3750 Old Jefferson Road; p. 55 Taqueria la Parrilla 1431 Capital Ave.; 2439 Jefferson Road; 855 Gaines School Road; p. 55

Taqueria Tsunami 1791 Oconee Connector; 320 E. Clayton St.; p. 55

Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant 1225 N. Chase St.; p. 57

Viva! Argentine Cuisine 247 Prince Ave.; p. 57 Willy’s Mexicana Grill 196 Alps Road; p. 58

Sandwiches, Burgers & Chicken The 11th Pin 555 Macon Hwy.; p. 26 1785 Bar & Grill 420 E. Clayton St.; p. 26 Athens Bagel Co. 268 N. Jackson St.; p. 26 Bee’s Knees Bakery & Gifts 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy.; p. 27

Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley Street; p. 27 Billy Meadow’s Station 6729 Hwy. 72; p. 27 Blazer’s-N-Hull 1462 Glenn Carrie Road; p. 28 Blind Pig Tavern 312 E. Washington St.; 2440 W. Broad St.; 2301 College Station Road; 22 N. Main St.; p. 28

Cafe Racer Coffee + Donuts 3 Arnoldsville Road; 2343 W. Broad St.; p. 28

Cava Mediterranean 145 Alps Road; p. 28 Champs Chicken/Hangar 54 Pizza 474 North Ave.; p. 35

Classic City Eats 1290 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 35 Clocked! 259 W. Washington St.; p. 35 Cravings 480 E. Broad St.; p. 37 Farm Burger 100 Prince Ave., Suite 102; p. 39 Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers 2050 Oconee Connector; p. 40

The Grill 171 College Ave.; p. 40 Grindhouse Killer Burgers 1553 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 40 Groove Burgers 1791 Oconee Connector; p. 41 Gyro Wrap 114 College Ave.; p. 41 HoneyBaked Ham Co. & Café 3690 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 41 Ideal Bagel 815 W. Broad St.; p. 43 J Buffalo Wings 196 Alps Road; p. 43 Jason’s Deli 140 Alps Road; p. 43 Jennings Mill Drug Company 1360 Caduceus Way; p. 43

Joe and Sam’s Café 1021 Jamestown Blvd.; p. 43 Krimson Kafe 40 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 44 Lay-Z-Shopper 361 E. Clayton St.; p. 44 Little City Diner 135 Cherokee Road; p. 44 Marti’s at Midday 1280 Prince Ave.; p. 47 McAlister’s Deli 2033 W. Broad St.; p. 47

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Something Different Alumni Cookie Dough 480 N. Thomas St.; p. 26 ARTini’s Art Lounge 337 Prince Ave.; p. 26 Athens Cooks 100 Prince Ave., Ste. 103; p. 26 Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley Street; p. 27 The Café on Lumpkin 1700 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 28 Chuck’s Fish 220 W. Broad St.; p. 35 Condor Chocolates 1658 S. Lumpkin St.; 160 E. Washington St.; p. 37

The Crab Hut 2361 W. Broad St.; 1860 S. Barnett Shoals Road; 1011 Park Dr.; p. 37

Donderos’ Kitchen 590 N. Milledge Ave.; p. 37 Earth Fare Café 1689 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 37 The Expat 1680 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 39 The Farm Cart 1074 Baxter St.; p. 39 Figment Kombucha and People’s Pantry 1085 Baxter St.; p. 39

Five & Ten 1073 S. Milledge Ave.; p. 39 Frutta Bowls 245 Oconee St.; p. 40 Girasoles 24 Greensboro Hwy.; p. 40 The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 40 The Grit 199 Prince Ave.; p. 41 Gusto 161 Alps Road; p. 41 Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market 815 N. Chase St.; p. 41

Hook and Reel 3640 Atlanta Hwy.; p. 41 International Grill and Bar 1155 Mitchell Bridge Road Bldg. A; p. 43

Journey Juice 1428 Prince Ave.; p. 43 Kelly’s Jamaican Food 1583 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 43 The Lark Winespace 493 Prince Ave.; p. 44 Lumberjaxe 510 N. Lumpkin St.; p. 45 Mai Kai Kava Lounge 1035 Baxter St.; p. 45 Mannaweenta 1055 Gaines School Road; p. 47 Mediterranean Grill 1591 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 47 Mochinut 1860 Barnett Shoals Road; p. 47 The National 232 W. Hancock Ave.; p. 47 Paloma Park 235 W. Washington St.; p. 48 Pauley’s Original Crepe Bar 134 E. Clayton St.; p. 48 Rashe’s Cuisine 585 Vine St., Ste. 3; p. 51 The Rook and Pawn 294 W. Washington St.; p. 51 The Royal Peasant 1675 S. Lumpkin St.; p. 51 Seabear Oyster Bar 297 Prince Ave.; p. 53 SideCar 1072 Baxter St.; p. 53 Slutty Vegan 700 Baxter St.; p. 53 Sweetie Pie by Savie 150 E. Whitehall Road; p. 55 The Table Bistro 1075 Baxter St., B102; p. 55 Tapped Athens 297 Prince Ave., Ste. 19; p. 55 Taste of India 1040 Gaines School Road; p. 57 Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe 227 Prince Ave.; p. 57 White Tiger Gourmet 217 Hiawassee Ave.; 64 N. Main St.; p. 58

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1000 Faces Coffee

510 N. Thomas St. • 706-534-8860 1000facescoffee.com File Under: Coffee Houses. Features: Counter service, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days. • Fancy but simple coffee roasted in the same building for maximum freshness and ideally prepared as pour-over. Also: tea, other drinks, bags of coffee, coffee accessories and light snacks. Coffees on offer change out frequently. $

The 11th Pin

555 Macon Hwy. • 706-548-1028 11thpinathens.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Standard bowling alley food inside Showtime Bowl (chicken fingers, fries, pretzels, wings, pizza) but slightly nicer than average. Beers by the bucket include local and craft brews, or you can do hard seltzers in bulk. $

1785 Bar & Grill 420 E. Clayton St. • 443-579-5566 1785athens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs. • Big college bar that gets its name from the year UGA was chartered. Also serves food (burgers, wings, tacos, nachos, loaded fries, salads), which means it’s open Sundays. Margarita towers, pitchers of domestics. Poker Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, Wing Wednesdays. $

9d’s Bar Plus 400 Clayton St. • 706-461-0268 facebook.com/9dsbar File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs/live music. • College kids sweat it out on the dance floor to (mostly) ’90s jams. Buy a tallboy, shot or mixed drink for dancing fuel. Also: Zima to go with the theme. $

Add Drug Store 1695 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-548-2239 add-drugstore.com/lunch-counter File Under: American. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. Features: Counter service. • Opened in 1961, this soda fountain and lunch counter inside a Five Points pharmacy hasn’t changed much since then. Grab a stool and watch the cooks make your fries and bitty burgers. Real cherry and vanilla sodas, plus malts, milkshakes and floats. A serious bargain. $

Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 2080 Timothy Road • 706-543-0154 1376 Prince Ave. • 706-543-1500 agualindarestaurant.com File Under: Mexican and Latin American. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and

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dinner, seven days. • A mix of Americanized Mexican and more authentic stuff, which means it pleases everyone. Family atmosphere. Normaltown location has a gorgeous rooftop bar with a mural and nice views. The restaurant’s La Carreta food truck continues to pop up around town, including at breweries, and has great birria tacos. $$

seating, art, take-out, delivery, full bar, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Two options are nearby for this small chain: downtown Athens and on Macon Highway in the Falls of Oconee shopping center. Wings and pizza, with a wide variety of toppings, plus sandwiches, pasta, salads and soup. Good craft brews. $$

Ahi Hibachi & Poke

Andy’s Frozen Custard

489 E. Clayton St. • 706-543-8898 ahihibachi.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • It’s not fancy, but its poke is right on, with loads of topping choices (raw and cooked). Vegetarian options, hibachi, fried rice, noodles and basic soups and salads. $$

2180 W. Broad St. • 762-356-4330 eatandys.com File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Take-out, drive-thru, counter service. Hours: Seven days, open until 11:30 p.m. or 12 a.m. $

Akademia Brewing Co. 150 Crane Dr. • 678-726-2288 akademiabc.com File Under: American, Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music, trivia. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. Brunch. • Unlike most breweries, this one has a full restaurant of its own as well as a really wide variety of brews, from a pineapple grodziskie to super-hoppy IPAs. Beer (available in flights) is featured in many dishes, like fancy fries topped with pork shoulder and ale cheese. Also: flatbreads, burgers, bangers and mash, salads, biscuits + beer at brunch. Cocktails, wine, shots and cider, too. $$$

The Alley 2451 Jefferson Road • 706-850-5040 thealleyathensga.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Beer, full bar, live music, trivia. Hours: Mon–Sat. • New bar that was once a bowling alley in Homewood Hills and will be again soon. For now, it’s mixing drinks and scheduling live music. $$

Allgood Lounge 256 E. Clayton St. • 706-549-0166 allgoodlounge.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Opens earlier than most bars. • Two floors plus a rooftop tiki bar and TVs. Hundreds of drink options, including a build-your-own bloody mary bar. Twenty rotating beers, 55 whiskeys, 18 tequilas and over 200 bottled beers, one of the best selections in town. $

Alumni Cookie Dough 480 N. Thomas St. • 762-400-2634 alumnicookiedough.com File Under: Ice Cream, Something Different. • Cookie dough specially formulated to be safe to eat raw, available in many flavors. Jittery Joe’s coffee, milkshakes (with cookie dough), ice cream sundaes and toppings. Some gluten-free and sugar-free choices. You can also take its product home and bake it if you want some crunch. $

Amici 233 E. Clayton St. • 706-353-0000 8851 Macon Hwy. • 706-850-1027 amici-cafe.com File Under: Pizza, Bars. Features: Trivia, catering, outside

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Another Broken Egg Cafe

2375 W. Broad St. anotherbrokenegg.com File Under: American. Features: Breakfast, vegetarian friendly, full bar, catering. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. • Mostly breakfast (eggs, pancakes, biscuits, French toast) with a few lunchier things (club sandwich, burger, salads) and a whole bunch of cocktails like spiked coffee and mimosas from this national franchise opening soon in Athens. $$

ARTini’s Art Lounge 337 Prince Ave. • 706-353-8530 artinisartlounge.com File Under: Something Different, Bars. Features: Art classes, parking. • Local in-town paint-and-sip with beer and wine, plus nonalcoholic beverages if you need to concentrate on your sunset masterpiece. Open studio time if you don’t want a structured class. To-go kits for private parties in your own space. $

Athens Bagel Co. 268 N. Jackson St. • 706-543-5001 athensbagel.com File Under: Sandwiches, Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Excellent bagels boiled and baked in-house in a wide variety of flavors. Should be reopening after major renovations this fall (cross your fingers). $

Athens Cooks 100 Prince Ave., Ste. 103 • 706-623-3373 facebook.com/athenscooksga File Under: Something Different. Features: Catering, wine. • This serious cooks’ store should be open in the fall sometime, with cooking, baking and serving ware, charcuterie supplies, classes, camps for kids and a small cafe with coffee and pastries. $$

Athens Pizza 2095 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-9292 pizzaathens.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned pizza place with a wide variety of toppings, plus pasta (baked ziti, lasagna), subs, wings, calzones, salads and meatballs à la carte. Lots of desserts, including baklava. $$

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Athens Wok 493 E. Clayton St. • 706-850-2695 athenswokga.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, delivery, beer and wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Informal place focusing on quick-sauteed Thai, Chinese, Korean and Japanese dishes. The Thai curries are a highlight, but everything is fast and tasty. $

Athentic Brewing Company 108 Park Ave. • 706-850-6252 athenticbrewing.com File Under: Breweries. Features: Beer, live music, comedy, trivia. • Small brewery with lots of offerings in the historic Boulevard neighborhood. Sixteen different taps, changing often, with sours, pilsners, wheat beers, ales, stouts, hard seltzer and more, plus a big patio that hosts events and food pop-ups (including by Homero Elizalde, yum!). $

Automatic Pizza 1397 Prince Ave. • 706-850-2037 autopizzaathens.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, counter service, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Large slices of New York-style pizza made in pans brushed with garlic oil, plus delicious but not giant subs, salads and cannoli all with quality ingredients. Vegan-friendly plus gluten-free options. $$

B&B Theatres 1570 Lexington Road • 762-216-5051 bbtheatres.com/athens-12/theatre-info File Under: American. Features: Full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Burgers, chicken, flatbreads, hot dogs, funnel cake fries and the like, available for munching while you watch a movie. Pepsi products, but also a full bar. $$

Bad Moon

with TVs, pool tables, darts and foosball. Beer and mixed drinks across a wide range of taste and budget. Pool tournaments. $

The Bar-B-Que Shack 4320 Lexington Road • 706-613-6752 facebook.com/bbqshackathens File Under: BBQ. Features: Drive-thru. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Thu-Sat. • Old-school barbecue, with chicken, pork and rib plates served with coleslaw, stew, chips and bread, which is all you need. Famous banana pudding for dessert but also cake and pie. Drive-thru only. $$

Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-354-0300 1739 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-548-1866 1860 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-549-9954 259 E. Clayton St. • 706-549-9008 2 S. Main St. • 706-705-1228 680 N. Hwy. 29 • 706-543-5299 1180 Prince Ave. • 706-850-1701 45 Baxter St. (UGA Tate Student Center) barberitos.com File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer (Clayton St.), catering, outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned burrito chain has expanded throughout the Southeast but remains Athens-y. Serves health-oriented Mexican-ish fare, highlighting low-fat options. Everything is customizable to your taste/dietary needs: burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, tacos, nachos and salads, lots of veggies; vegetarian and vegan options. $

Bee’s Knees Bakery & Gifts 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-353-3633 beeskneesbakeryandgifts.com File Under: Bakeries, Sandwiches, Delivery. Features: Catering, counter service. • Cute independent bakery does cupcakes, custom cakes, cookies, cake pops, gooey bars and box lunches with a sandwich, cheese straws and a cupcake. $

246 E. Clayton St. instagram.com/badmoonbar File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Instagrammable, with lots of neon, disco balls and a light-up dance floor, ’90s music, karaoke. Choose from domestic and local standbys, or order a house specialty like the disco lemonade, jello shots or 1.5-gallon Moscow mule. $

1860 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-850-1916 beefobradys.com File Under: American, Bars. Features: Catering, outside seating, trivia, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Bar South

Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop

104 E. Washington St. instagram.com/barsouthathensga File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, live music. • Roomy bar beloved by Barstool Sports

105 College Ave. • 706-208-0031 benjerry.com/athens File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Outside seating, counter service. Hours: Seven days. $

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Big City Bread Cafe 393 N. Finley Street • 706-353-0029 bigcitybreadcafe.com File Under: Bakeries, Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Long-time Athens favorite has a great patio popular with dogs and kids. The menu is French-ish and the bread is baked in-house. Biscuits, French toast, continental breakfast, omelets, great sandwiches, quiche, soups, salads, burgers (beef or veggie), small but good selection of beer and wine. Baked goods galore, including for special order. $$

Billy Meadow’s Station 6729 Hwy. 72 • 706-788-3517 File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Take-out, counter service, cash only (ATM available). • Oldschool hot doggery in the country makes a steamed dog with coleslaw on a toasted bun like no other. Also grilled cheese, corned beef and chicken salad. $

Birrieria & Taqueria Jalisco 494 Broad St. • 678-767-2912 birriadejalisco.com File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Tacos, grilled meats and Mexican standards, but the real attraction is the birria, a meaty stew highlighting goat or lamb, darkly spicy with ancho chiles. Goat and lamb cooked similarly can also make for good taco fillings or sope toppings. Pendergrass location, too. $

Biscuit Basket 723 Boulevard • 706-548-3412 File Under: Downhome. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • New name and new sign but not much else new at this counter inside a neighborhood convenience store. Fat biscuits with sausage, ham, eggs, tenderloin, cheese, gravy and more. Grits, eggs or hashbrowns on the side. Lunch items rotate and include corn dogs, chicken fingers, pork chops and fish on Fridays. $

Bitty and Beau’s Coffee 1540 Lumpkin St. • 678-361-8184 bittyandbeauscoffee.com File Under: Coffee Houses. Hours: Seven days. Features: Wi-Fi. • This coffee shop out of Wilmington, NC, employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and

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Blazer’s-N-Hull 1462 Glenn Carrie Road • 706-208-0705 blazers-n-hull.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Take-out, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Wings and chicken fingers to go, with 13 different sauces. Also: burgers, corn dogs, meaty salads, onion rings, fries and fried apple pies. Other locations are in Statham, Lexington, Commerce, Elberton, Hartwell and Royston. Online ordering. $

Blind Pig Tavern 312 E. Washington St. • 706-548-3442 2440 W. Broad St. • 706-208-7979 2301 College Station Road • 706-850-4919 22 N. Main St., Watkinsville • 706-310-4450 blindpigtavern.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Catering, outside seating, trivia, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days. • Long-time Athens sports bar has a big menu including vegetarian choices. Beer on tap and in bottles. Standard cocktails plus a bloody mary bar on Saturday and Sunday. $$

Blue Sky 247 E. Broad St. • 706-850-3153 blueskyathens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Cozy bar on the second story of a historic building, for students and townies with a nice view and a rooftop patio. Big drink selection: 300+ craft beers, 100+ scotches, a wide selection of whiskeys and wine from all over. $

Boar’s Head Lounge 260 E. Washington St. • 706-369-3040 instagram.com/boarsheadlounge File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music, outside seating. • Big, divey, multi-level student bar. Pool, beer pong, popcorn machines and more inside. Live music outside every Thursday and on game days. Regular specials on already inexpensive drafts and wells. $

Bourbon Street 333 E. Broad St. • 706-369-1313 https://www.instagram.com/bourbonstreetathens/ File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • College bar encourages you to chug through Power Hour and party New Orleans-style all night. Pool upstairs. Cheap beer, nightly specials and liquor drinks, including hurricanes and fishbowls. $

Brett’s Casual American Restaurant 3190 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-850-1395 brettscasualamerican.com File Under: American. Features: Beer and wine, curbside pick-up, catering, outside seating, delivery, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-oriented restaurant with a huge menu, great deals on kids meals and something for everyone, including celiac folks. Big salads, fried apps, tacos, burgers, grilled seafood and more. $$

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 1029 Parkway Pl. • 706-850-1249 brusters.com File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Catering, drive-thru. $

Bubble Café 247 E. Broad St. • 706-355-3002 bubblecafeathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering,

counter service, take-out, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Bubble tea, of course, in a wide variety of flavors (almond milk for the lactose intolerant; milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies, cloud cream, matcha), but also snacks, dumplings, good soups, rice and poke bowls and more, all in an Instagrammable interior. Good vegetarian options. $

Buddha Bar 431 E. Broad St. • 404-271-8440 instagram.com/buddha_athens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar. • Less zen, more sake bombs that involve pounding on the table to make the shot fall into the drink. Skee-Ball in the back, lychee martinis, shots and beer. Lots of sports. $

Bulldawg Pizza, Wings & More 2026 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-355-3294 bulldawgspizza.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Some of the biggest pizzas in town, plus wings, hot and cold subs, calzones, fried apps, pasta, salads, breadsticks and dessert. Open as late as 2:45 a.m. $$

Bulldog Bistro 1197 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-338-8781 hotel.uga.edu/dining-in-athens/bulldog-bistro File Under: American, Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Take-out, outside seating, full bar. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. • This restaurant inside UGA’s Georgia Center does a wide variety of dishes throughout most of the day, including some grab-and-go stuff and made-to-order breakfast. Bar snacks, Savannah Room favorites like celestial chicken, Thai chicken salad, burgers and more. $

Butt Hutt BBQ 480 Macon Hwy. • 706-850-8511 butthuttathens.com File Under: BBQ. Features: Full bar, live music, catering, outside seating, delivery, trivia, karaoke. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • The rare barbecue place that has both good smoked meats (especially pork and ribs) and a full bar. Sides like chicken mull, corn nuggets, fried okra, meat skins and a meaty potato salad are legit. Desserts are well thought of. Kids menu. $$

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Hours: Breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. • Breakfast until late afternoon, with pastries, burritos, sandwiches, good baked things; classic sandwiches, soups and salads at lunch; several different types of proper tea service 3–5 p.m. (by reservation) with scones, clotted cream, tea sandwiches; and then snacks and light drinks in the early evening. Wide selection of teas. $$

Cafe Racer Coffee + Donuts 3 Arnoldsville Road • 706-899-0210 2343 W. Broad St. caferacer78.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Drivethru. Hours: Breakfast and occasional dinner. • This itty-bitty drive-up donut stand outside Athens does intense donuts, real good coffee, biscuits piled with good ingredients, breakfast tacos and, occasionally, smashburgers and 100% perfect fries. Watch its social media for details on specials and changes to hours. Athens location coming in 2022. $

Cali ‘N’ Tito’s 1254 Cedar Shoals Dr. • 706-355-7087 1427 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-227-9979 Find Us on Facebook File Under: Mexican and Latin American. Features: Outside seating, beer, wine and margaritas (Eastside), delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Both locations of this Athens original do Latin American food with a Peruvian influence: lomo saltado, big sandwiches, plantains (sweet and savory), yuca, tacu tacu (rice and beans topped with eggs) and much more. Lots of veggie choices. Eastside location is bigger and full of quarter-operated kiddie rides. Lumpkin has a small fee to BYOB. Westside location is in the works. $$

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 3194 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-546-9938 carrabbas.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Full bar, curbside pick-up. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $$$

The Carriage House of Athens 3755 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-546-0385 Find Us on Facebook File Under: Downhome. Features: Buffet, catering, takeout. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. • All-you-can-eat Southern-style cooking off the buffet, featuring Fish Fridays and Pasta Thursdays. Lots of dessert choices. $$

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585 Barber St. • 706-850-0172 facebook.com/buvezathens File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Bars, Sandwiches. Features: Full bar, counter service, outside seating, Wi-Fi, comedy, live music. • Boo-vay, not booves. European-style cafe with a light menu (pre-made sandwiches, pastries, snacks at $1 a scoop, snoballs, including boozy ones) and a lot of different beverages: coffee, tea, cool sodas, craft cocktails, wine, beer and aperitifs. Popular with kids. $

1021 Parkway Blvd. • 706-549-6333 catch22gp.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This hashtag-happy gastropub welcomes “thirst seekers, hopgazers, palate pushers” and plays fast and loose with flavors like sriracha and blue cheese. Good beer selection, regular specials, street tacos, lots of fusion and a food truck that pops up at bars and breweries. $$

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Cava Mediterranean

199 Memorial Dr. • 706-757-2267 Find Us on Facebook File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Worth the drive a bit outside of Athens to Nicholson for some of the best barbecue around. Also: chicken mull, Sunday buffet with Southern standards and cobbler for dessert. Holiday specials. $$

145 Alps Road • 706-715-5481 cava.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, curbside pick-up, vegetarian friendly, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

The Café on Lumpkin 1700 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-215-9240 thecafeonlumpkin.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Take-out, outside seating, beer and wine, catering, counter service.

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Cecilia’s Cake Shop 610 N. Milledge Ave. • 706-543-3308 ceciliascakeshop.com File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering. • Long-time Athens bakery now under new ownership. Cupcakes and cookies for quick pick-up. Cakes made to order, including for special occasions like weddings and birthdays. Popular fla-

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9029 Hwy. 29 N. • 706-850-2021 facebook.com/celiasbakeryga File Under: Bakeries. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Sweet and savory Mexican breads (sometimes with cream cheese and jalapenos), light and sweet cakes (whole and by the slice), coffee and sometimes tamales (!), all well priced and nicely made. $

2475 Jefferson Road • 706-353-3399 athenschinawok.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Features: Counter service, take-out. • Americanized quick-service Chinese dishes, including chop suey, lo mein, mai fun, moo shu, et al., make up the primary order of business in this small restaurant that mostly does to-go. $

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400 E. Clayton St. • 404-271-8440 instagram.com/centrobarathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Watch football on a big screen, dance under the disco ball and sign up for the weekly beer pong tournament. A balcony with its own bar wraps around the main floor. Full bar with specialty drinks like the East Clayton lemonade and key lime pie shots. DJs and karaoke. $

1055 Gaines School Road • 706-543-8888 choochoojapanesekoreanexpress.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and sake, delivery, trivia, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Quick-service Japanese and Korean food at bargain prices. You can get hibachi basics and lots of fried stuff, but also bibimbap and bulgogi. $

Champs Chicken/Hangar 54 Pizza

2055 Oconee Connector • 706-395-7855 thechophouse.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, Wi-Fi Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Mostly Tennessee-based chain steakhouse opening this year in Oconee with seafood, pork, large variety of sides, Beyond Meat for veggie folks. Kids menu and cocktails. $$

474 North Ave. File Under: Chicken. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days. • Chicken fingers, sandwiches, tenders, biscuits and southern sides inside the Amoco at a counter in the back. $

Charlie Graingers 1791 Oconee Connector • 706-521-5767 charliegraingers.com File Under: American. Features: Counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Hot dogs, brisket and barbecue. $

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 2040 Oconee Connector • 706-353-0217 cheddars.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Chef Ming 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-552-3233 chefmingathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Better and healthier-than-average strip-mall Chinese, focusing on Cantonese standards. Hot pot, seafood, Singapore noodles, roast duck and lunch specials. Online ordering. $$

The Chop House

Chops and Hops 2 S. Main St., Watkinsville • 706-310-1101 chopsandhops.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, reservations, Sunday brunch, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Steak and beer, but also seafood, chicken, ratatouille and burgers at this somewhat upscale Watkinsville restaurant. Tap takeovers, mocktails, lots of fresh vegetables and gluten-free items, soup emphasis in cold weather. $$$

Chuck E. Cheese 3654 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-353-6715 chuckecheese.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Beer and wine. Hours: Seven days. $

Chuck’s Fish

183 Alps Road • 706-613-5405 chilis.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, curbside pickup, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

220 W. Broad St. • 706-395-6611 chucksfish.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Catering, full bar, outside seating, reservations, take-out. Hours: Dinner. • Upscale place with an emphasis on Gulf seafood, including a large, well-executed sushi menu. Land animals, too. Signature cocktails with sake or Japanese whiskey as well as standards. Big for date night. $$$

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2026 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-7788 chinaoneathens.com File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, catering, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Mostly to-go food, available fast, but a better selection than your standard stirfry eatery: egg foo young, lo mein, pancit, teriyaki, sweet and sour, moo shu and meat entrees, plus chef’s special Cantonese dishes. $

3190 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-613-2424 cicis.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Buffet, catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

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China Star Super Buffet 3567 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-316-3382 File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, catering, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Large AYCE buffet with many Chinese, American and Japanese dishes, including crab legs sometimes. You can also order off the

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Ciné 234 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-353-3343 athenscine.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, movies, art. • Yes, it’s a movie theater, with a wide variety of indie flicks and classics on its two screens, but you can also go hang out in the bar and drink movie-themed cocktails or good beer, wine and liquor. Coffee, tea, sodas, local baked goods and fresh-popped popcorn, plus an art gallery run by ATHICA. $

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City Bar 220 College Ave. • 706-546-7612 instagram.com/citybarath_ File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, trivia. • Watch sports on big-screen TVs in a historic space with marble accents and chandeliers. Daily drink deals, plus the usual selection of beer, seltzers and trendy shots. Spiked hot chocolate in the winter. $

Clarke’s Collective 225 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-5152 clarkescollective.com File Under: Bars/Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, live music. • An event space and college bar, with frosé, Mario Kart, more cocktails than usual, a disco ball and a covered back patio. $$

Classic City Eats 1290 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-705-6434 classiccityeats.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Full bar, take-out, catering, karaoke. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Mon–Sat. • Wings, catfish, sliders, flatbreads and a bunch of fried snacks, plus a room full of video games and pool. Bar has draft, canned and bottled beer plus makes beachy drinks. $$

The Clayton Social 335 E. Clayton St. • 706-395-6575 instagram.com/claytonsocial File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, trivia. • Nicer college bar with a large “How Bout Them Dawgs” light-up sign for photo ops. Espresso martinis, aperol spritzes. $

Clean Eatz 1791 Oconee Connector, Ste. 560 cleaneatz.com File Under: American. Features: Catering, curbside pickup, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Health-focused franchise does bowls, salads, burgers (no ground beef, just healthier options), kids meals, smoothies and weekly meal plans for busy folks who can’t afford a personal chef. $$

Clocked! 259 W. Washington St. • 706-548-9175 clockeddiner.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Local favorite balances meaty burgers (made with all-natural, humanely raised, antibiotic-free beef and creative toppings: bacon jam, peanut butter, gouda, etc.) with vegetarian and vegan offerings, both burgers and otherwise. Also: grilled cheese, tater tots and milkshakes (including boozy ones). Gluten-free options and a big patio. $$

Cloud 164 E. Clayton St. • 706-613-7771 cloudathens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • Rainbow-lit bubble wall bar and a light-up dance floor. Spacious layout, pool, TV and laser lights. Full bar with all the shots and bombs you could ask for, plus boozy slushies. Beer pong tournaments and DJs. $

Coconut Pat’s 120 E. Clayton St. • 706-353-9800 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar. • Filling the need for a tiki bar in Athens, with loads of nautical decor, this bar is inside Cutters Pub and specializes in drinks served out of a fresh pineapple. $

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1658 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-4803 160 E. Washington St. • 706-521-8966 condorchocolates.com File Under: Coffee Houses, Something Different. Hours: Open seven days. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. • Locally based small-batch chocolate shop offers truffles, chocolate bars, coffee bars and more, plus drinking chocolate, coffee, gelato, ice cream sandwiches, toffee, etc. Vegan options. Downtown location has big windows to watch the chocolate elves at work. $

120 E. Clayton St. • 706-353-9800 cutterspub.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • One of the largest bars in town, with a more grown-up, less college-heavy crowd than many bars around it. Pool, Skee-Ball, Golden Tee, foosball, darts, a photo booth and football on TV. Huge whiskey selection, befitting its Irish branding, Guinness on tap. $

Cozy Bar 179 N. Jackson St. instagram.com/cozybar179 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Beer and wine, live music. • Itty-bitty space on a side street downtown, with paper lanterns and flowers on tables, gets rowdy and crowded. Food is sometimes available. Domestics, Asian beers, wine and liquor (especially sake bombs). $

The Crab Hut 2361 W. Broad St. • 706-850-6173 1860 S. Barnett Shoals Road • 706-850-0762 1011 Park Dr. thecrabhutgeorgia.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Beer and wine, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This Viet-Cajun fusion does tasty boil-in-bag seafood (crawfish, shrimp, mussels, crab legs and more) with plenty of spice as well as fried baskets, salmon and shrimp burgers, corn, hushpuppies, coleslaw and wings. Draft and bottled beer, plus wine. Watkinsville location coming soon. $$$

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1913 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-208-0304 crackerbarrel.com File Under: American. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Cravings 480 E. Broad St. • 706-850-0049 facebook.com/cravingsofathens File Under: Coffee Houses, Sandwiches. Features: Takeout, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch. • Low-key downtown restaurant does deli sandwiches (build-your-own or pick a combo), salads, soups, kids sandwiches and, surprisingly, bubble tea, plus sides like potato salad or chips and a range of coffee drinks. $

Creature Comforts Brewery 271 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-410-1043 creaturecomfortsbeer.com File Under: Breweries. Features: Beer, outside seating. • Big, beautiful brewery with lots of indoor and outdoor seating, pretty lighting and legit art. Popular year-round offerings include Tropicalia, Athena and Classic City Lager, but there are lots of seasonal and limited-edition beers, too. Purchase cans, bottles and merch on site to take home. Food trucks and pop-ups for eats. $

Crumbl Cookies 196 Alps Road • 706-389-5894 crumblcookies.com File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery. Hours: Mon.-Sat, opening early and closing late. • National cookie chain changes its offerings weekly and makes real big cookies in cute pastel pink boxes. Ice cream, too. $

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D.P. Dough 180 W. Broad St. • 706-842-2828 dpdough.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out, catering, counter service, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. $

D92 Korean BBQ 1080 Baxter St. • 706-850-7990 www.d92kbbq.com File Under: Asian. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Grilled meats cooked on your table, either in pre-set portion sizes or all-you-can-eat, plus banchan (free snacks that vary frequently). It’s not inexpensive, but it is good. Also: vegetarian options, Korean ramen, kimchi stew. Japanese whiskey, shochu and other unusual selections at the bar. $$

Dawg Gone Good BBQ 224 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-613-9799 dawggonegoodbbq.com File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Cheerful, Black-owned barbecue joint that does ribs, chicken, pork and sausage, plus southern-style veggies and fruit cobblers. Picnic tables out front plus seating inside. $$

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 2080 Timothy Road • 706-552-1237 1965 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-369-0085 401 E. Broad St. • 706-354-6966 depalmasitaliancafe.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This Athens favorite has been in business for decades doing classic Italian, from pizza and standard red-sauced pasta to eggplant florentine and grilled salmon. Each location has a slightly different menu, but all have vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and glutenfree options; kids menu. Long wine list with many Italian reds and plenty of beers. $$$

Ding Tea 125 W. Washington St. • 706-850-3737 facebook.com/dingteaathens File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Bubble tea: milk, fruit or classic teabased drinks. $

Dinner Party 1664 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-215-9100 dinnerpartyathens.com File Under: Asian. Features: Full bar, take-out, vegetarian friendly, outside seating. Hours: Dinner. • Chef takes on Americanized Chinese food. Excellent vegetarian and vegan options, including a gorgeous salad and dry-fried eggplant with plenty of Szechuan pepper. Excellent ice creams made in-house for dessert. Fun, intelligently picked and described

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Donderos’ Kitchen 590 N. Milledge Ave. • 706-354-8688 donderoskitchen.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. Weekend brunch. • Something for everyone: brunchy-lunchy hot food made to order until 2 p.m., with lots of veggies; stuff in the fridge and freezer any other time, plus delivery meals and weekly specials, ranging all over the world in influences. Walkers, bikers and bus riders get a 5% discount. Great with dietary restrictions. $$

Dooley’s Bar and Grill 259 E. Broad St. instagram.com/athdooleys File Under: American, Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar. Hours: Dinner. • Brand new bar that also makes food serves fancy grilled cheese, fried stuff, soups, salads, smash burgers and dessert (deep-fried Uncrustables), with an upstairs bar that also has darts and a pool table. Kids menu. $$

Dos Palmas Mexican Grill 3523 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-353-7771 athens-dospalmas.com File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Americanized Mexican staples done well: tacos, burritos, nachos, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, queso. Margaritas, lots of tequilas. $$

Double Barrel 429 E. Broad St. instagram.com/doublebarrelathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, outside seating. • A college bar named for Athens’ famous non-working piece of Confederate memorabilia. TVs to watch sports and low prices. What you’d expect for drinks plus a cocktail named for UGA grad golfer Bubba Watson. $

Doughby’s Pizza and More 50 N. Main St. • 706-705-6500 facebook.com/doughbyspizza File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Full bar, outside seating, take-out, trivia, live music. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Watkinsville pizza place with lots of events has a big menu with fried apps, wings, salads, subs, wraps, a wide selection of pastas, Italian desserts and big, good garlic rolls as well as pizza. Large covered patio, karaoke. $

Earth Fare Café 1689 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-353-2170 earthfare.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, counter service, outside seating, Wi-Fi. • Hot bar inside grocery store includes veggie and vegan stuff, plus chicken, fish, soup and salad. $$

Eddie’s Calzones 227 E. Clayton St. • 706-549-9676 eddiescalzones.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out, beer. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days. $

El Bajio Restaurant and Taqueria 400 Hawthorne Ave. • 706-850-1191 elbajioathens.com File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Takeout. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This offshoot of the grocery store on Old Commerce Road divides its menu into “Tex

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El Barrio 1331 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-0708 elbarrioathens.com File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Full bar, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Most of the restaurant is outside, and the lawn is often busy with a Five Points crowd. Tacos that change out regularly, plus other Mexicanish standards, kids menu and a serious bar with lots of tequilas, a selection of mezcals, beer buckets and margs. $$

Em’s Kitchen 975 Hawthorne Ave. • 706-206-9322 emskitchenathawthorne.com File Under: American. Features: Catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Family-run eatery inside Hawthorne Drugs does a surprisingly good Cuban sandwich as well as southern lunch standards (pimento cheese and the like), plus breakfast plates, milkshakes, hot dogs and more. Kids menu and a super family-friendly atmosphere. $

The Expat 1680 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-521-5041 theexpatathens.com File Under: Something Different, Bars, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Reservations, outside seating, take-out, full bar. Hours: Dinner. • Refined and intelligent restaurant with a beauteous bar has an Italian focus to its food, with anitpasti, burrata, housemade pasta (can be gluten-free), risotto and more. Offerings change regularly. Virgin cocktails made with as much love as the boozy ones, plus nice wines. $$$$

Farm Burger 100 Prince Ave., Suite 102 • 706-850-3184 farmburger.com/athens-ga File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers And Chicken. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out, counter service, catering,

beer and wine, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally originating burger chain does patties with 100% grass-fed, no-antibiotics, locally raised beef, pasture-raised pork, ground chicken or vegan ingredients. Lots of toppings, sides, kids menu, shakes and floats, burger + beer combos. $$

The Farm Cart 1074 Baxter St. • 706-850-8150 thefarmcart.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Delivery, vegetarian friendly, outside seating, take-out, counter service, beer and wine. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Primarily biscuits, served all day, but not just traditional egg and cheese varieties. Nice ingredients like housemade pickles and jam. Lunch adds non-biscuit sandwiches and burgers plus specials. Baked goods in a case at the counter, good coffee. $$

Figment Kombucha and People’s Pantry 1085 Baxter St. • 706-850-3339 figmentkombucha.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Curbside pickup, delivery, take-out. • The tasting room for Figment Kombucha features its small-batch drinks made with high-quality local ingredients, available on tap, canned or by the growler (half or full), plus a rotating selection of fermented goods, like ketchup, giardiniera and various krauts. $

Five & Ten 1073 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-546-7300 fiveandten.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Full bar, reservations, catering, outside seating, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Dinner. • Celebrity chef Hugh Acheson’s flagship restaurant, in a historic house on Milledge Avenue with a big covered porch. The menu is southern-ish but chefdriven and up to date, changing weekly depending on what’s in season. Wine list by James Beard nominee; unpretentious but smart cocktails; excellent after-dinner drinks. Look out for specials, including picnic stuff during football season. $$$$

Five Bar 269 N. Hull St. • 706-543-5515 five-bar.com File Under: American, Bars. Features: Full bar, curbside pick-up, delivery. Hours: Dinner, weekend brunch. • Five entrees, five desserts, five apps and so on. Seafood from Destin is a point of emphasis, but you can also get a ribeye

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Flanagan’s & Half Moon Pub 301 E. Clayton St. • 706-208-9711 instagram.com/flanagans_athens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music, outside seating. • Irish pub Flanagan’s and its downstairs sister bar get packed with students on late nights and weekends. Pool, daily specials on everything from cocktails to shots. Lots of whiskey, both on special and just regularly. $

Flicker Theatre & Bar 263 W. Washington St. • 706-546-0039 flickertheatreandbar.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music, outside seating, movies, art, trivia. • Cult film nights, cool movie posters and fun drinks at this chill townie bar. Also: boozy slushies, retro cocktails, mocktails, local tea, snacks (Pouch Pies’ savory pies and more). $

The Flying Biscuit Café 1180 Prince Ave. • 706-850-5656 flyingbiscuit.com File Under: American. Features: Beer and wine, catering, outside seating, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and weekend dinner. Atlanta franchise does breakfast all day: eggs, pancakes, biscuits (duh), scrambles, tacos, waffles. There are also sandwiches, wraps, salads and burgers. Vegan and gluten-free choices. Draft beer, mimosas, micheladas and a sake Bloody Mary. $$

Food for the Soul 1965 W. Broad St. • 706-546-0052 File Under: Downhome, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch. • Real-deal southern food, available in meat-and-sides combos. Menu changes daily but could include pork chops, fried chicken livers, catfish, greens, yams, black-eyed peas, mac and cheese and more. $

Four Fat Cows 723 Baxter St. • 678-827-6681 fourfatcows.com File Under: Ice Cream. Features: Delivery, curbside pick-up, outside seating. • Rich ice cream in lots of flavors (smoked chocolate, fruity cereal, lavender honey, plus standards), some of which swap out, plus gluten-free and puffle cones, baked goods, coffee drinks and pints to go. $

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Fox’s Pizza Den 2971 Monroe Hwy. • 678-661-0220 foxspizzaoconee.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, take-out, catering, curbside pick-up, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers 2050 Oconee Connector • 706-354-0671 freddysusa.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Drive-thru, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 5170 Atlanta Hwy. • 770-725-5227 1110 Hull Road • 706-546-6060 freshairbbq.com File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Both locations have classics like chopped pork and chicken, Brunswick stew, baked beans, chicken tenders and banana pudding. Kids menu, tailgating specials, meats and sides in bulk. $

Frutta Bowls 245 Oconee St. • 706-514-0060 fruttabowls.com File Under: Something Different. Hours: Seven days. Features: Take-out, counter service, catering, vegetarian friendly. $

Fully Loaded Pizza 1260 Mars Hill Road Ste. 101 • 706-705-6150 1255 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-215-9348 fullyloaded.pizza File Under: Italian And Pizza. Features: Full bar, outside seating, take-out, trivia. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned pizza place that focuses on big slices with a wide variety of toppings. Also: wings, salads, subs, pasta, chicken fingers, cannoli and the Redneck Stromboli (a hot dog and cheddar baked in pizza dough). Kids menu. $

G Brand BBQ 1140 Athens Road • 706-743-7000 gbrandbbq.com File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, take-out, drive-thru. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Downtown Crawford eatery prides itself on brisket but also offers pork, chicken and ribs.

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126 Alps Road • 706-552-1688 athensgoldendragon.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Tons of standard Americanized Chinese options, including duck, seafood and some good tofu options. Dragon Dinners feature combinations of dishes for two to 10 people. Online ordering. $$

390 E. Washington St. • 706-353-6800 hilton.com/en/hotels/ahndtgi-hilton-garden-inn-athensdowntown File Under: American. Features: Catering, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast. • Inside the Hilton Garden Inn. $

General Beauregard’s 164 E. Clayton St. • 706-521-5500 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Controversy-courting downtown spot decked out in Civil War memorabilia. Southern-themed cocktails. $

George’s Lowcountry Table 420 Macon Hwy. • 706-548-3359 georgeslowcountrytable.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, catering, reservations, outside seating, take-out, delivery. Hours: Dinner and Sunday brunch. • Gulf and low country classics: étouffée, shrimp and grits, sherry crab bisque, oysters (raw, fried, grilled), jambalaya, redfish and much more. Good wine list from all over, beer and Southern-accented cocktails. $$$

Girasoles 24 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-310-0410 facebook.com/girasolesfusioncuisine File Under: Something Different. Features: Take-out. Hours: Dinner and Sunday brunch. • Mexican-accented fusion restaurant does a not inexpensive but very popular all-you-can-eat brunch (with waffle and omelet station), plus dinner with steaks, seafood, pasta, jambalaya, shrimp and grits, escargot, chicken in a roasted garlic mushroom cheese sauce and more along the same lines. Specials change weekly. $$$

The Globe 199 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-353-4721 facebook.com/globe.athens File Under: Bars and Clubs, Something Different. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi, live music. • An Athens classic, reopened after an interior renovation and with a new menu focusing on UK pub fare (bangers and mash, ploughman’s lunch, sausage roll, Irish stew). Huge beer selection, general literary atmosphere and

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Golden Sun Chinese Restaurant 4375 Lexington Road • 706-549-3388 goldensuninathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Countless classic options, loads of chef’s specials and lunch specials. A lighter fare section offers steamed MSG-free meals low in sodium; lots of tofu choices. $$

The Grill 171 College Ave. • 706-543-4770 thegrillathens.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, take-out. Hours: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night. • Coffee, burgers (veggie and meaty), fries, eggs, pancakes, French toast and classic milkshakes. Cute vintage toys enliven the diner interior. Temporarily closed for renovations. $

Grindhouse Killer Burgers 1553 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-612-9327 grindhouseburgers.com File Under: Burgers, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Full bar, counter service, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Small chain out of Atlanta does smashburgers with one patty or two (beef, turkey, beans and quinoa, or Impossible Burger), hot dogs, salads, chili, plus bar snacks, fried sides and boozy or virgin milkshakes. Nice upstairs outside seating. $$

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199 Prince Ave. • 706-543-6592 thegrit.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. Weekend brunch. • An Athens classic whether or not you’re vegetarian. The chalkboard lists daily veggie choices, while the menu has Golden Bowl (brown rice topped with veggies, tofu, cheese and more), chili, noodles, sandwiches, etc. Weekend breakfast/brunch brings burritos, pancakes and omelets. Excellent cakes and pies that can be ordered whole (with advance notice) or by the slice. $$

1354 Prince Ave. • 706-850-8561 hiloathens.com File Under: American, Bars, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Family-friendly tavern is all things to all people, with lots of food for lunch and dinner (including a kajillion vegetarian and vegan options) as well as a major bar selection. Noodles, fish and chips, chili, hot dogs, fried cheese, frittatas, coffee, pastries. Great beers; also whiskeys, classic cocktails and juice for kids. $

Groove Burgers 1791 Oconee Connector • 762-499-5699 grooveburgers.com File Under: Burgers, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, take-out, outside seating, curbside pick-up, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Clever burgers (both meat and veggie), plus salads and hot sandwiches (pimento chicken, Italian beef), good sides (“street corn,” brussels sprouts, fabulous onion rings) and milkshakes. $$

Gusto 161 Alps Road • 706-850-0855 whatsyourgusto.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Outside seating, drive-thru, take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Small Atlanta chain does buildyour-own bowls, salads and wraps with a protein (chicken, shrimp, tofu, avocado), veggies and sauce, ready fast. Kids menu. $

Gyro Wrap 114 College Ave. gyrowrap.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, beer and wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Longtime Athens franchise, with its own identity and a cult following, will return in 2022 down the street from its original location. Curly fries, gyros, salads, etc., on a menu created with the input of the previous owner, plus a new bar upstairs. $

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market 815 N. Chase St. • 706-354-7901 heirloomathens.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, art, Wi-Fi, curbside pick-up, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Weekend brunch. • Neighborhood restaurant focusing on ifjsmppn local produce with a seasondbgf!'!gsfti!nbslfu ally driven menu that changes often. Very accommodating of diet restrictions and preferences. Seasonal artisan cocktails with ingredients like honeysuckle vodka and Pataka ginger liqueur. Good wines and beers. Large patio for seating. $$$

Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet 2020 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-546-8777 File Under: Asian. Features: Buffet, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Huge Asian buffet also does hibachi cooked to order. Tofu, Chinese dishes, sushi, American food, fruit, salad and desserts spread across the room. Open most holidays. $$

Hilltop Grille 2310 W. Broad St. • 706-353-7667 hilltopgrille.com File Under: American, Bars. Features: Reservations, live music, full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Tue–Sun. Monday dinner. • Country club-ish place does classic American food with a bit of a Southern accent, like meatloaf, steak sandwich, crab cakes and gumbo. A fair amount of fried stuff but salads, too. Big desserts. Nice patio. Earlybird specials. $$$

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Hodgson’s Pharmacy 1260 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-543-7386 hodgsonsrx.com File Under: Ice Cream. • Old-fashioned drug store with soda fountain counter. Dollar scoops of Edy’s ice cream in a cup or cone. Malts, shakes and floats, too. Sit on the hill outside for the best experience. $

home.made 1072 Baxter St. • 706-206-9216 homemadeathens.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out, full bar. Hours: Dinner. • Refined, Southern-inspired menu features lots of vegetables, including the amazing tomato pie, and a good bit of New Orleans influence. Gluten-free fried chicken. You can also buy casseroles, sides, snacks and take-away meals. Bright cocktails, good wine list and beer selection. $$$

HoneyBaked Ham Co. & Café 3690 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-613-8800 honeybaked.com File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Delivery, catering, curbside pick-up, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $

Hook and Reel 3640 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-850-2010 hookreel.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $$$

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412 N. Thomas St. • 706-425-1800 facebook.com/hybarathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, dinner, outside seating. • Fancy rooftop bar with great views of downtown Athens and beyond, atop the Hyatt Place hotel. Also: some snacks (charcuterie, dips, wings) and some heartier eats (burgers, fried chicken strips, salad). Specialty cocktails, including some made with champagne and billed as Hybar Pops. $

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165 Hickory St. • 706-534-5414 iheartmacandcheese.com File Under: American. Features: Delivery, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

255 W. Washington St. • 706-395-6877 ironfactoryinc.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, full bar, outside seating, karaoke. Hours: Dinner. • Korean barbecue cooked on your table. Wrap it in a lettuce leaf or radish slice, add condiments and enjoy. Everything comes with salad, rice and side vegetables. Korean soju and sake at the bar. Karaoke rooms. $$$

Ideal Bagel 815 W. Broad St. • 706-353-0005 facebook.com/idealbagel File Under: Bakeries, Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. • Nice bagels, excellent house-smoked fish and sandwiches (either on bagels or on Luna bread) and made with meats sliced in front of you (salami, capicola, pastrami, roast beef, etc.) but also hummus, roasted veggies, sauerkraut and scrambled eggs. Kids meals. $

Iguana’s Mexican Grill 2024 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-5324 iguanasmexgrill.com/athens File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Cheerful, colorful Mexican and Americanized Mexican restaurant with a big chalkboard menu, enabling flexibility. Giant burritos, good rajas tacos, sandwiches, loaded fries, tasty esquites in a cup. Kids menu. $

Independent Baking Co. 1625 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-3550 independentbaking.com File Under: Bakeries. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. • Consistently delicious baked goods made by bread nerds with house-milled wheat. Also: delightful viennoiserie. No buttercream to be found, just good ingredients and an emphasis on proper technique. Choco Coffee and hot chocolate, plus house-milled flour and grits. Products available at a few other places around town. $

Inoko Express 3190 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-425-8828 File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Quick-service hibachi includes steak, chicken, shrimp, salmon, tofu and “Ultimate Vegetarian” with fried rice, vegetables and two sauces. Kids menu. $

Inoko Hibachi Express 1860 S. Barnett Shoals Road • 706-546-5662 inokoathens.com File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Good, fast sushi at a reasonable price. Choose among nigiri, maki and specialty rolls, then accessorize with katsu, edamame, seaweed salad, etc. Teriyaki and tempura, too. $$

Insomnia Cookies 228 E. Clayton St. • 706-623-6277 insomniacookies.com File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery. Hours: Seven days. $

International Grill and Bar 1155 Mitchell Bridge Road Bldg. A • 706-850-1509 facebook.com/IGBAthensGA File Under: Something Different. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, full bar, outside seating, vegetarian friendly, live music. Hours: Dinner, Tues–Fri. Lunch and dinner, Sat. • Athens’ only Persian restaurant focuses on rice, eggplant, various kabobs, but also has pizza (for kids or adults), burgers (meat or veggie), salads, wonderful specials (stews, lamb shanks), doogh to drink and more. Lots of events. $$

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J&J Flea Market 11661 Commerce Road • 706-613-2410 jandjfleamarket.com File Under: American, Mexican. Features: Outside seating, counter service. • Wander around the flea market inside and outside and find some eats while you’re there. La Michoacana…es Natural has its ice cream/paleta truck there most weekends. Options inside include Taqueria Mi Tierra and a place that offers pizza and other crowd-pleasing foods. $

J Buffalo Wings 196 Alps Road • 706-850-2095 jbuffalo.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Beer, counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $

J. Christopher’s 1650 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-3520 jchristophers.com File Under: American. Features: Outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. $$

Jason’s Deli 140 Alps Road • 706-425-4950 jasonsdeli.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, catering, counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Java Joy 1305 Jennings Mill Road • 706-666-4145 javajoy.org File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • This brick-and-mortar location of the mobile coffee cart run by Watkinsville’s Extra Special People has coffee, tea and biscuits and snacks from Golden Pantry. $

Jennings Mill Drug Company 1360 Caduceus Way • 706-621-5996 jenningsmilldrugcompany.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch. • Drugstore soda fountain with sandwiches: pimento cheese, chicken salad, grilled cheese, Southwestern chicken wrap, spinach salad with egg, bacon and poppyseed dressing. Also chili dogs, slaw dogs, good soups, PB&J, fro-yo and milkshakes. $

Jinya Ramen Bar 351 E. Broad St. • 706-478-0880 jinya-ramenbar.com File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Highly reputed franchise does lots of ramen but also salads, tacos, rice bowls, curry, sides like crispy chickpeas, dumplings, edamame and takoyaki. Mochi ice cream and panna cotta for dessert. Kids meals, too. $$

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Jittery Joe’s Coffee UGA Miller Learning Center • 706-549-2124 27 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-769-4280 1860 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-354-8000 1480 Baxter St. • 706-548-1099 1230 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-208-1979 297 E. Broad St. • 706-613-7449 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-354-8900 UGA Law School • 706-549-2124 UGA Science Library • 877-438-5637 150 Fritz Mar Lane • 706-227-2161 jitteryjoes.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Drive-thru (Baxter, Greensboro and Epps Bridge), outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Vary by location. • The local coffee roaster now extends quite a bit beyond Athens (plus three locations on UGA campus), but the beans are still roasted in town. Lots of specialty roasts benefit different causes. Hot and cold drinks, premium teas and locally baked goodies. Stop by the Tasting Room on Fritz Mar Lane for fresh-roasted beans by the pound—whole or ground; cups of coffee, teas and shots of espresso. $

Joe and Sam’s Café 1021 Jamestown Blvd. • 706-705-1400 joeandsams.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Curbside pick-up, drivethru, catering, counter service. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Jittery Joe’s coffee drinks, biscuits and breakfast plates in the a.m. in an airy, open space. Lunch features classic sandwiches, soups, salads and kids menu. Baked goods, too. $

Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 1040 Gaines School Road • 706-354-1515 johnnyspizza.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out, trivia, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Journey Juice 1428 Prince Ave. • 706-850-0707 journeyjuice.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, curbside pick-up. Hours: Seven days. • Raw, organic, cold-pressed and unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices that are also delicious and pre-packaged for easy transporting. $

Just Pho… and More 1063 Baxter St. • 706-850-1420 facebook.com/justphoandmore File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Outside seating, art, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Plenty more, actually, in addition to the Vietnamese beef, chicken or vegetable broth-based noodle soup customizable with lots of additions. Other things on the menu include rice dishes with grilled meats, noodle dishes, banh mi sandwiches, goi cuon, tiramisu. $$

Kelly’s Jamaican Food 1583 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-208-0000 kellysjerk.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, catering, counter service, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Hefty portions of jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, barbecue ribs, salmon, spicy cabbage, spicy squash, rice and peas, fried plantains, mac and

cheese, patties, super-sweet tea and cornbread, served with good cheer. $$

Kikè’s Kitchen 4272 Old Danielsville Road • 706-850-6355 instagram.com/kikeskitchen_ File Under: Mexican and South American Features: Catering, outside seating, take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Birria-focused, squeaky-clean restaurant in a gas station with some seating inside and out. Quesatacos, ramen, burgers and ceviche, plus the hearty meat stew that forms the basis of most of its menu. $$

Kiki’s Bakeshop 20 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-769-6766 kikisbakeshop.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out. Hours: Mon–Sat. • Watkinsville bakery does a wide variety of cakes and pies (order whole ones in advance), plus cookies, scones, cheese straws, cupcakes, quiches, pimento cheese, bread, muffins and more. Holiday menus. Will accommodate dietary needs. $$

Krimson Kafe 40 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-310-0888 krimsonkafe.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, outside seating, art. Hours: Lunch, Mon–Thur. • Take-out is available all four days, but dine-in only Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at this sweet little cafe. Deli sandwiches (including pimento cheese, egg salad and hummus) and salads, both lettuce-based and mayo-based. $

La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant 2061 Hog Mountain Road • 706-769-4490 2971 Monroe Hwy. • 678-661-0571 lacabanawatkinsville.com File Under: Mexican and Latin American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Americanized Mexican in a stone-walled interior. Queso, burritos, fajitas, quesadillas and lunch specials. Yes, you can get a margarita or a Mexican beer. $$

La Fiesta 1395 College Station Road • 706-549-5933 facebook.com/lafiestaofathens File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and

dinner, seven days. • Popular Americanized Mexican fare: burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, taquitos, nachos, tacos and quesadillas. Special entrees and combo plates. Margaritas, Mexican beers, domestics and house wines. $$

La Michoacana Antojitos Mexicanos 3750 Old Jefferson Road • 706-206-5260 instagram.com/michoacana_aths File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies, Mexican. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Hundreds of flavors of popsicles and ice cream in this shop attached to La Jalisco grocery store and taqueria. Also: street-food snacks like a grilled ear of corn encrusted with Hot Cheetos, agua fresca with ice cream and sliced mango with chile powder. $

La Michoacana Es Natural 1635 Glenn Carrie Road • 706-521-8008 instagram.com/lamichoacana_esnatural File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies, Mexican. Features: Outside seating. Hours: Seven days. • Astonishingly good Mexican ice cream shop that makes flavors fresh in-store daily (including queso, tequila, eggnog and more), as well as gorgeous paletas full of fruit, smoothies, aguas frescas and street-food snacks like Dorilocos and loaded potato chips. Its food truck shows up at the J&J on weekends with ice cream and savory stuff. $

La Tienda Los Amigos 109 Rowe Road • 706-543-9637 Find Us on Facebook File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Walk inside the grocery store to find this taco counter next to the butcher counter. Weekends usually find the tortilla press working hard. Tacos (including “American” style with lettuce, tomato and cheese), tortas, burritos and specials like shrimp cocktail and chiles rellenos. Horchata and aguas frescas to drink, or snag a Jarritos from the store. $

The Lark Winespace 493 Prince Ave. • 706-850-5455 thelarkwinespace.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Wine, Outside Seating. Hours: Closed Mondays. • The Expat’s Krista Slater’s wine store and tasting room. Come taste before you buy, and have a snack while you’re at it (tinned seafood, nuts, cheese, charcuterie, toasts and Condor chocolates). $$

Last Resort Grill 184 W. Clayton St. • 706-549-0810 lastresortgrill.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Outside seating, art, full bar, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Dinner and weekend brunch. • Crowd-pleasing restaurant mixes Southern and Southwestern cuisine; veggie and vegan choices, plus fish and seafood are highlights. Large dessert case. Good bar, with American vodkas, gins and vermouths, as well as Armagnac, ice wine, Madeira, sherry and a long list of wines. Large outdoor dining area. $$$

Lay-Z-Shopper 361 E. Clayton St. File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days. • Yes, it’s a convenience store with a variety of vapes, but it also has a good sandwich counter that slices Boar’s Head meats and cheeses to order. Good both after the bars close and in the middle of the day. $

Lil’ Ice Cream Dude’s Cool World 1040 Gaines School Road • 706-850-8306 lilicecreamdude.com File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Curbside pick-up, delivery, take-out, catering. Hours: Seven days. • High-schooler (about to be UGA student) Beau Shell and his family own this super-fun ice cream shop, which has a wide variety of flavors, milkshakes, fat ice cream sandwiches (made in house), Italian ices and pints. You can hire the truck for parties or pick up a tailgate box of ice cream or popsicles. $

Lindsey’s Culinary Market 520 N. Thomas St. • 706-353-0558 lindseysculinarymarket.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch and early dinner (open until 6 p.m.). • Salads (chicken salad, pimento-less cheese and the like, plus bowls of greens and vegetables), soups, lots of veggies that change daily. Cookies, brownies, fancy chocolates, candy and gift items available, too. Holiday menus. Occasional wine dinners. $$

Little City Diner 135 Cherokee Road • 706-742-7590 littlecitydiner.com File Under: American. Features: Counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, take-out, outside seating, vegetarian

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Little Italy 125 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-613-7100 facebook.com/littleitalyathens File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Classic New York-style pizzeria is fast and busy. Slices are big and floppy, subs are ginormous, salads available, too. $

Little Kings Shuffle Club 223 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-369-3144 facebook.com/lkshuffleclub File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, trivia, live music, outside seating, Wi-Fi. • Grown folks’ bar hosts music, comedy, trivia and frequent private events. Big patio with cornhole. A variety of bottled beers and rotating drafts that include seasonal brews. Wine and cocktails, too. Pop-up food offerings occasionally. $

Live Wire Athens 227 W. Dougherty St. • 706-543-8283 livewireathens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music/ DJs, outside seating. • This all-purpose performance/events venue has three stages—two inside and one in a large beer garden—and does a variety of events. A good assortment of craft and local beer. Wine and cocktails, too. $$

The Local 706 1676 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-207-8700 thelocal706.com File Under: American, Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, trivia. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Sports bar and grill in the middle of Five Points. Lunch is meat and three. Dinner brings flatbreads, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fried cheese, wings and kids menu. Also, Southern-themed cocktails. Heated outside dining. $$

Locos Grill & Pub 2020 Timothy Road • 706-549-7700 1985 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-208-0911 locosgrill.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Curbside pick-up (Timothy), delivery, live music (Timothy), trivia, catering, Wi-Fi, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally based sports bar chain has a big menu with lots of vegetarian choices, deli sandwiches, burgers, salads, grilled cheese and chili combo, wings and fish tacos. $$

Longhorn Steakhouse 2170 W. Broad St. • 706-548-0054 longhornsteakhouse.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$$

Los Primos Taqueria Express 7990 Macon Hwy. • 706-705-6195 facebook.com/losprimosexpresstaqueria File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Drivethru, delivery, beer and wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fast-casual Mexican, both drive-thru and dine-in, with surprisingly good tacos (both more traditional offerings on corn tortillas and things like a quinoa taco with a whole-wheat tortilla that is absolutely worth your time), enchiladas, burritos, rice bowls, kids menu, aguas frescas and more. $

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Los Reyes Mexican Restaurant 1880 Hwy. 29 N. • 706-227-8308 Find Us on Facebook File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery, outside seating, full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • One of the best Mexican restaurants around, with excellent tacos (filled with cilantro, onions and fish, al pastor, barbacoa or lengua), big tortas, menudo, tostadas de ceviche, 7 mares, gorditas, sopes and more. $

Lumberjaxe 510 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-995-7405 lumberjaxe.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. • Yup, you can drink and throw axes at targets. Also: TVs, games like giant Jenga and handcrafted wood tables. Local craft beer and wine. $$

Madison Bar & Bistro 500 College Ave. • 706-546-0430 indigoathens.com/dining File Under: American, Bars. Features: Reservations, outside seating, live music, room service, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and dinner, seven days. • Hotel Indigo’s restaurant serves croissant sandwiches and omelets for breakfast, plus a full dinner, with steak, salmon, sandwiches, salads and even a kids menu. Nice cocktails. $$

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Maepole 1021 N. Chase St. • 706-850-3600 maepole.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Virtuous and tasty quick service. Start with brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes or salad greens. Add a protein, two veggie-forward sides and a housemade sauce. Menu changes seasonally. Condor Chocolates and cookies for dessert. Kids meals. Gluten-free choices. Everything is recyclable or compostable. $$

Magnolias 312 E. Broad St. • 706-543-0797 magnoliasath.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Two-story bar in a historic building keeps long hours, has free pool upstairs, a great view of downtown and campus and TVs for sports. The usual brews behind the bar; house drinks tend to be sweet and beachy. Dog friendly. $

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Mai Kai Kava Lounge 1035 Baxter St. • 706-850-1813 maikaikavaga.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Take-out, snacks. Hours: Seven days. • The only kava bar in Athens serves a nonalcoholic beverage that’s made to chill you out. Also has board games, video games and pool so you can hang out. It offers traditional kava (in several varieties), kava by the growler, herbal tea made from kava, boba and kava mixed into cocktails, plus the promise of no hangovers. $

Main Moon Restaurant 2061 Experiment Station Road • 706-769-8686 mainmoonwatkinsvillega.com File Under: Asian. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Basic Chinese restaurant with pictures of the food you can order: chow mein, stir fry, fried rice, lo mein, egg foo yung, Mongolian chicken, Szechuan beef, Hunan shrimp and the like, all ready fast. Menu has a Weight Watchers section. $$

Mama Ning’s Thai 2 S. Main St. • 706-705-1012 mamaningsthai.com File Under: Asian. Features: Take-out, catering, beer and wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Delicate, not oversugary

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197 Oak St. • 706-548-6249 8851 Macon Hwy. • 706-850-8550 1725 Electric Ave., Watkinsville mamasboyathens.com File Under: Downhome, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, counter service, outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Both existing locations do Southern breakfast and lunch all day: biscuits with lots of toppings, hash, egg plates, tacos, pimento cheese burger, chicken salad, strawberry lemonade. Lots of great sides. Very accommodating to those with special dietary needs. Third, smaller location to open in Watkinsville’s Wire Park food hall. $$

Manhattan Café 337 N. Hull St. • 706-369-9767 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, DJs. • Eclectic decor in a dimly lit, divey interior popular with townies. Zapp’s potato chips pair well with specialty drinks, including a whole selection of hot ones in cold weather, listed on handwritten signs. Cocktails, beer, wine, sangria and sake. $

Mannaweenta 1055 Gaines School Road • 706-850-8422 mannaweenta.wixsite.com/home File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Athens’ only Ethiopian restaurant feels like you’re being hosted in someone’s home. Beef, for sure, but also loads of vegan choices, all served with chewy, pancake-like injera bread. Ethiopian tea and coffee, plus cookies. $$

Marco’s Pizza 1021 Jamestown Blvd. • 706-765-2832 1045 Gaines School Road • 706-621-6200 marcos.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Seven days. $$

Marker 7 Coastal Grill 1195 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-3451 marker7coastalgrill.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch, dinner and brunch. • Preppy fish shack does Georgia and Gulf seafood with mostly open-air seating: lightly fried baskets, peel-and-eat shrimp, oysters (raw or cooked), grilled or blackened entrees and sides like coleslaw and hush puppies. Burgers and chicken tacos, too. Beachy cocktails. $$$

Martino’s Italian Restaurant 2061 Hog Mountain Road, Suite K • 706-705-6243 martinositalian.com File Under: Italian. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out, beer and wine, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-owned, friendly local Italian place with lots of booth seating has all the stuff you’d expect: baked ziti, linguini pomodoro, veal marsala, tiramisu. Kids menu. Italian wine. $$$

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Mochinut 1860 Barnett Shoals Road mochinut.com File Under: Something Different. Features: Counter service, take-out. • Donuts made with rice flour (gluten-free) in a wide variety of flavors at this franchise that also serves bubble tea, soft-serve ice cream and Korean corndogs coated in things like Hot Cheetos. Opening in fall 2022. $$

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2240 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-549-6100 mamasidspizza.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, delivery, beer. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Mon–Sat. • Casual, family-run pizzeria of long standing with budget prices, salads, subs, pasta, hot wings, calzones and more. $$

1280 Prince Ave. • 706-543-3541 martisatmidday.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, Nor Mon–Fri. • Longtime Athens A m G , al ns lunch spot guided by the spirit of its late founder is popular for catering, too, as well as for takew. home entrees and casseroles that ma y. c a d r t i s at m i d are great for new parents or anyone who doesn’t want to cook. Big salads, scoops of pimento cheese and chicken salad, sandwiches, great pita chips, sweets. $$ e

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Thai food in the middle of downtown Watkinsville: satay, tom yum, curries, eggplant basil, noodles, Thai tea, boba. Cake from Sweetie Pie by Savie. Kids menu. Makku rice beer. $$

Mayflower Restaurant 171 E. Broad St. • 706-548-1692 mayflowerrestaurant.weebly.com File Under: Downhome. Features: Cash only, delivery. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • The oldest restaurant in Athens (since 1948), with Southern comfort food for breakfast and lunch. Lunch options rotate and include pot roast, fried chicken livers and lemon pepper tilapia alongside vegetables like fried okra, cabbage, sweet potato souffle and squash casserole. $

Molly’s Coffee Company 8830 Macon Hwy., Bldg. 100 • 762-499-2002 mollyscoffeeco.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Drive-thru. Hours: Seven days. • Darling independently owned coffee place does drip coffee, cold brew, lattes, tea, kombucha, mochas, bagels, pastries from Kiki’s Bakeshop, all with an emphasis on sustainability and safety. Latte art and pop-ups. $

Moonshine Bar 275 E. Clayton St. instagram.com/moonshineathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: DJs, outside seating, live music. • Clayton Street party bar with wood paneling and literal buckets of liquor drinks. Yes, it has moonshine. $

McAlister’s Deli

Mother Pho

2033 W. Broad St. • 706-395-4142 mcalistersdeli.com File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Take-out, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $

167 E. Broad St. • 706-354-6006 facebook.com/motherpho File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Sweet covered patio is a great place to sit at this Vietnamese restaurant. It has its titular beef broth-based noodle soup, of course, but also banh mi, crepes, summer rolls, claypots and rice dishes. Vietnamese coffee, fruit slushies, bubble tea and coconut juice to drink. $$

Mediterranean Grill 1591 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-543-5000 mediterraneangrill.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, catering, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Grilled meats and veggies (lamb, chicken, kufta, gyros) and tons of vegetarian choices, like falafel, salads, dolmas, hummus and tabbouleh, all of which can be mixed and matched into good combos. Kids meals and business lunch specials. Baklava and other desserts. $$

Mell’s Place 4648 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-548-0830 Find Us on Facebook File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, cash only. • Escape the downtown scene for the oldest bar in the area, built in 1952. The atmosphere is warm and unfussy with pool and karaoke. Cold domestic beer and liquor drinks. $

Mellow Mushroom 320 E. Clayton St. • 706-613-0892 mellowmushroom.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating, trivia, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Lots of toppings and specialty pies, plus pretzels made with the same dough, salads, subs, calzones and munchies; good beer selection. $$

Mifflin’s House 2467 Jefferson Road • 706-850-6806 facebook.com/mifflins File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery, take-out, BYOB. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-run Peruvian place with a big menu of delicious standards and surprisingly fancy plating: lomo saltado, aji de gallina, tallarin, lots of ceviche choices and seafood, causas and

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Munch Hut 175 E. Broad St. • 706-850-7150 munch-hut.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Catering, late night, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night (closed Sundays). • Snacks, drinks, smokes and food. This convenience store/restaurant does gyros (including one that incorporates mozzarella sticks), plus hot subs, chicken fingers, rice bowls, salads, fries and sodas. Open after the bars close. $

The National 232 W. Hancock Ave. • 706-549-3450 thenationalrestaurant.com File Under: Something Different, Bars, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Reservations, catering, curbside pick-up, outside seating, Wi-Fi, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This place always pleases, whether for date night or an upscale lunch. The menu is Spanish/Mediterranean-inspired, with lots of vegetables (try the “power lunch”) and high-quality ingredients. Roasted chicken with za’atar, Portuguese custard tarts, pizzettes and a lot more. Great wine list and cocktails. $$$$

Nedza’s 1591 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-8331 nedzas.com File Under: Ice cream and Smoothies, Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Delivery, catering, outside seating, beer. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Everything comes with a customized compliment, whether you’re ordering a big savory biscuit, an elaborate crowaffle piled with toppings or a fancy donut. Also: coffee drinks, ice cream, vegan and gluten-free offerings, mimosas made with Creature Comforts’ Athena. $

New Red Bowl Asian Bistro 1935 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-227-7888 newredbowl.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, curbside pick-up, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • One of only two places in the area to get legit Chinese food without driving to Duluth; just remember to ask for the Szechuan menu (or locate it on the website if you’re ordering take-out). If that’s not your thing, there’s sesame chicken, too, plus Thai curries, sushi, steamed seafood and much more. $$

Newk’s Eatery 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. • 706-543-5700 700 Baxter St. • 706-510-6545 newks.com File Under: American Features: Catering, delivery, dinner, lunch, take-out. Hours: Seven days. $

Normal Bar 1365 Prince Ave. • 706-548-6186 facebook.com/normal.bar.7 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, live music. • Chill neighborhood bar in Normaltown with a great patio with firepits in the winter and a dimly lit interior. Craft and local beers and handcrafted cocktails. $

Nothing Bundt Cakes 1021 Dowdy Road • 706-400-6950 nothingbundtcakes.com File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery. Hours: Mon–Sat. $

the movies. This is just a chill neighborhood spot for people who like to ride and/or fix bikes and enjoy an aperol spritz. Non-riders welcome, too. Snacks, pop-ups/food trucks, ping pong and a nice patio. Sports on TV, fire pits outside in cold weather. $$

Ok Coffee 154 College Ave. instagram.com/ok_coffee_athens File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Counter service. Hours: Open mornings and early afternoons. • Sister shop for Comer Coffee Co., popping up in the itty-bitty space at the foot of Bizarro-Wuxtry. Hot and cold coffee drinks, lemonade, horchata, donuts from Cafe Racer, coffee beans by the bag. $$

The Old Pal 1320 Prince Ave. • 706-850-4340 theoldpal.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating, take-out. • Recognized regionally for real-good cocktails and named for an old-timey drink that combines rye, campari and vermouth. Cocktail menu changes seasonally and includes both classics and new things. Deep list of good spirits, plus some judiciously chosen wines and beers. Occasional snacks or pop-ups. $

Nowhere Bar

The Olive Garden

240 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-546-4742 nowherebarlive.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • Old-school dive bar with a big painting of its late founder, Sky Hertwig, is like traveling back in time. Darts, pool and lots of live music. Plenty of beers on draft. $

3666 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-227-2225 olivegarden.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Full bar, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Oak House Distillery 1015 Macon Hwy. facebook.com/oakhousedistillery File Under: Distillery. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • A new distillery inside the historic Henry Bishop house, focusing on multiple gins, rum and vodka. Also offering cocktails and tours of the space. Tons of outdoor space under huge oak trees. Opening September 2022. $$

Off the Vine Produce 302 Athens Road • 706-899-0400 facebook.com/offthevinewinterville File Under: Downhome. Features: Take-out, vegetarian friendly, drive-thru. Hours: Lunch, Mon–Sat. • Country store/restaurant in Winterville does hot lunch (hot dogs, grilled corn, chili, pork chops, hash brown casserole), fresh produce, cakes, grab-and-go stuff from a cold case. $

The Office Sports Bar and Grill 135 W. Washington St. • 706-521-5898 theofficeathensga.com File Under: American. Features: Delivery, full bar, trivia. Hours: Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. • Fancy-ish sports bar promotes itself as “a guilt-free place to say, ‘I’m at the Office.’” Burgers, wings, pork chops, steakhouse sides. Breakfast burger at brunch. Domestic and craft beer, specialty cocktails named things like “the Sexy Intern.” $$

Oglethorpe Garage 1560 Oglethorpe Ave. • 706-850-8810 facebook.com/oglethorpegarage File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Outside seating, full bar. Hours: Mon–Sat. • A motorcycle bar, but not like in

On the Rocks 255 E. Clayton St. • 706-354-6666 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar. • College sports bar with an impressive sound system that describes itself as “literally just a hallway with a bar in it.” Plenty of inexpensive domestics, wells, shooters and frozen drinks. Every flavor of White Claw your heart desires. $

Osteria Athena 323 E. Broad St. • 706-353-3911 osteriaathena.com File Under: Italian. Features: Catering, dinner, full bar, take-out. Hours: Dinner. • Grown-up restaurant serving Italian standards with a nice view of UGA’s North Campus out the second-story windows. Housemade pasta for primi; proper entrees for secondi; carpaccio among the antipasti. Gluten-free options. Italian beer and wine. $$$

Oyishi Sushi and Hibachi 2061 Experiment Station Road • 706-769-7088 oyishiwatkinsville.com File Under: Asian. Features: Take-out Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Japanese restaurant with sushi (standard and specialty rolls), hibachi, ramen, fried rice, salmon tacos, soup and salad. Kids menu. Specials are a good deal. $$

Paloma Park 235 W. Washington St. • 706-850-7356 palomapark.com File Under: Bars/Clubs, Something Different. Features: Full bar, outside seating, trivia. Hours: Dinner and weekend brunch. • Part bar, part tapas restaurant, with small plates like hot chicken bao, Thai chicken salad, Wagyu sliders, charcuterie and chipotle hummus. DJs, cornhole on the patio, tequila specials, giant TV for sports. $$

Panera Bread 3151 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-546-6812 panerabread.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Paris Báhn Mì 165 W. Clayton St. parisbanhmi.com File Under: Asian. Features: Take out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This franchise soon to open fall 2022 does Vietnamese baguette sandwiches with pâté, pickled veggies, hot peppers, meats and seitan, plus versions of the same on croissants and hamburger rolls. Bubble tea, too. $$

Pauley’s Original Crepe Bar 134 E. Clayton St. • 706-549-0034 pauleyscrepebar.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Crepe-based restaurant by day (with savory and sweet options, plus non-pancake-based foods) turns into a busy bar by night, offering over 150 beers, including 28 on tap, wines and cocktails. $$

Peach Pit Cafe 321 Athens Road • 706-899-0001 facebook.com/peachpitcafe File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Winterville barbecue restaurant has pulled pork, barbecue chicken, ribs and brisket, slaw, stew, chips and bread, plus frequently varying desserts: cakes, cobblers, banana pudding. $$

Peking Restaurant

3585 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-613-6015 outback.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, curbside pickup. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$$

2725 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-549-9333 westpekingathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Elaborate decor and Chinese-American standards. Big menu covers all the standards, with lots of vegetarian options. Sizzling rice soup comes with many of the pre-set dinners. $$

Outtakes

Pelican’s Snoballs

1793 Oconee Connector • 706-355-9152 196 Alps Road • 706-546-1012 gtcmovies.com File Under: American. Features: Beer and wine (Oconee), full bar (Alps). Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Full-service movie theater restaurant. University 16 location does burgers, chicken sandwiches, flatbreads and tacos with movie-themed names. Beechwood location has full bar only (no kitchen). Mostly domestics on draft, imports and domestics in the bottle, wine and cocktails. $

510 Baxter St. pelicanssnoballs.com File Under: Snoballs. Features: Outside seating. Hours: Seven days (closes in cold weather). $

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Peppino’s 950 Whitehall Road • 706-613-1616 peppinospizzeria.homestead.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, counter service, take-out, outside

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The Pine 1235 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-395-6278 thepineathens.com File Under: American, Bars. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Dinner and weekend brunch. First Friday lunch. • Mostly a bar, with a nice wine list, regular wine tastings and discounts for members of its wine club, but also a restaurant. Champagne brunch on weekends has egg dishes, hash and gougères. Oysters, tapas and cheese plates. $$$

Pita Pit 123 N. Jackson St. • 706-552-0051 pitapit.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. $

Pizza Factory 122 Alps Road • 706-850-6169 facebook.com/pizzafactoryathens File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Pizza, pastas, sandwiches, salads, wings. $$

Pizza Hut 1995 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-546-6100 680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N. • 706-354-0225 pizzahut.com File Under: Italian and Pizza. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

The Place

1791 Oconee Connector, Suite 740 • 706-850-3410 ilovepokebar.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out. Hours: Seven days. $$

Ponko Chicken 529 Baxter St. ponkochicken.com File Under: Chicken. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Even more chicken close to the UGA dorms, but this franchise is a little different, with tenders fried in rice bran oil, tofu options, vegan patties, hot dogs fried and served with slaw and sides that include white or brown rice and Japanese pickles. Opening Fall 2022. $$

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Poquito’s 195 Prince Ave. File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Beer, counter service, outside seating, wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Occupying the old Go Bar space, it features authentic taco truck eats without the truck. The large patio area is open for seating. Beer and wine. $

Porterhouse Grill 459 E. Broad St. • 706-369-0990 porterhouseathens.com File Under: American, Bars. Features: Outside seating, live music. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Independently owned steakhouse also does crab cakes, chicken, shrimp scampi and other things that aren’t red meat as well as a la carte sides. Lunch includes a fried green tomato sandwich, grilled salmon BLT and she-crab soup. Desserts divided into edible and drinkable. Port and cognac for after dinner. $$$

Pulaski Heights BBQ

229 E. Broad St. • 706-850-2988 theplaceathens.com File Under: Downhome, Bars. Features: Outside seating, full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. • More refined takes on Southern standards, like shrimp and grits with gouda. Big salads, chicken and waffles (not just at brunch), shrimp burger, collard spring rolls. Cocktails that play on things like peanuts and Coke. $$

675 Pulaski St. • 706-583-9600 pulaskiheightsbbq.com File Under: BBQ, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: BYOB, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Who says a barbecue place can’t be veggie-friendly? Chef-owned restaurant smokes high-quality meats and tofu daily. Watch the Instagram for specials and to see if things are running low; when they’re out, they’re out. Proudly inauthentic ramen on Wednesdays. $$

Planet Smoothie

Puma Yu’s

196 Alps Road • 706-316-3090 1993 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-353-8181 1791 Oconee Connector • 706-521-5833 2361 W. Broad St. • 706-369-3111 planetsmoothie.com File Under: Smoothies. Features: Catering. Hours: Seven days. $

355 Oneta St., Ste. D-400 instagram.com/pumayus File Under: Asian. Features: Full bar. • From two of the folks behind pop-up the Side Hustle comes this new intimate bar/restaurant focusing on a wide variety of Southeast Asian flavors on a small menu of food and some exciting cocktails, opening in the Southern Mill development. $$

Plantation Buffet

Punta Cana Latin Grill

1119 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. • 706-353-3663 plantationbuffet.com File Under: Downhome and BBQ. Features: Buffet, catering, counter service, take-out, outside seating, checks.

367 Prince Ave., Ste. 1 • 706-850-8960 facebook.com/puntacanakitchen File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery, full bar, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch

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295 E. Dougherty St. • 706-549-7020 graduatehotels.com File Under: Coffee Houses. • Coffee shop inside Graduate Athens hotel does grab-and-go breakfast snacks all day and coffee by La Colombe. $

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1973 Hog Mountain Road • 706-705-1292 picnicbasketmealmarket.com File Under: Downhome. Features: Drive thru, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and early dinner (closes at 6 p.m.) • Don’t feel like cooking? Check out this local company that makes home-cooked meals. Order ahead on the website or stop by to see what’s on offer. Options change daily, but could include tomato pie, lasagna, salads, cheesecake, enchiladas, pork chops and anything else the owners feel like making. $$

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Hours: Lunch, Mon–Fri. • Old-school Southern restaurant opened in the 1970s serves an all-you-can-eat buffet. Expect fried chicken, steak and gravy, barbecue, meatloaf, turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra and Southern desserts. $

seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Tues–Sun. • Owned by the same folks as Little Italy, so the food is similar (New York-style pizza, enormous subs), but the vibe is different and more family-oriented. Italian salads, pasta of the day, stromboli, tiramisu and cheesecake. $

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and dinner, seven days. • Darling Dominican resto serves typical rib-sticking fare featuring a lot of rice and meat, including mofongo (plantains mashed with tons of garlic and broth), sandwiches, tostones, seafood, empanadas, plantain pizzas and churros. Full bar serving all your favorite island drinks. $$

Red Lobster

The Root

1956 W. Broad St. • 706-549-5376 redlobster.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$$

Rachel’s Southern Style Restaurant

137 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-613-2324 facebook.com/roadhousedive File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music, outside seating. • This dive bar “serving hangovers since 1991” features neon beer signs and friendly bartenders. $

1235 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-395-6278 therootathens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • This bar in the basement of The Pine has a particularly great selection of whiskey, including scotch, and access to its big sibling’s food menu. Plenty of craft beer and specialty shots. $$

The Roadhouse

1021 Jamestown Blvd. • 706-310-0091 facebook.com/rachelssouthernstylerestaurant File Under: Downhome. Features: Catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Mon–Fri. • Traditional Southern cuisine with a rotating menu written on a whiteboard. Choose among pork chops, chicken, fish and more, grilled or fried, plus fried chicken livers and a host of vegetable sides (rutabagas, cabbage, carrot-and-raisin salad, turnip greens, hash-brown casserole). Homemade desserts. $$

Rodeo Night Club 1700 Commerce Road • 678-780-0676 www.facebook.com/rodeonightclubathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs/live music. • Nightclub/music venue off the beaten path, focusing on Latin and country music. Ladies get in free regularly. Big dance floor, flashing lights, heavy bass. $

Rafferty’s Restaurant & Bar 15 Huntington Road • 706-613-0045 raffertys.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, catering, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

Roll It Up Ice Cream & Mushroom Head 496 Baxter St. • 404-621-1510 File Under: Ice Cream, Pizza. • Instagrammable novelty ice cream made in front of you with liquid nitrogen and ice cream base (part of a small Georgia chain; yes, we used to have one on Alps Road), plus a second business in the former Pizza Hut, making pizza, poutine and shwarma, all of which should be popular with the kids in the dorms. Opening fall 2022. $$

The Rail Athens 1120 Mitchell Bridge Road • 706-354-7289 facebook.com/therailathens File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Bars. Features: Outside seating, live music. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Bar with food, pool tables, dart boards, slot machines and big-screen TVs. Food includes burgers, wings, sandwiches, nachos and fries. $

The Rooftop

795 Baxter St. • 706-548-2008 raisingcanes.com File Under: Chicken. Features: Counter service, drive-thru. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

215 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-850-7670 georgiatheatre.com/rooftop File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Counter service, outside seating, live music, catering. Hours: Dinner • Bar/restaurant on top of the historic Georgia Theatre is open during and just before shows, with snacks and heartier things (tacos, burgers, nice salads). $

Rashe’s Cuisine

The Rook and Pawn

585 Vine St., Ste. 3 • 706-850-4164 rashecuisine.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • From meaty Jamaican food (oxtail, goat) to vegan plates, Rashe’s covers it all: roti, coco bread, plantains, vegan and regular mac and cheese, fancy chocolates made in a collab with Condor. Food truck, too. $$

294 W. Washington St. • 706-543-5040 therookandpawn.com File Under: Bars and Clubs, Something Different. Features: Full bar, counter service, outside seating, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Boardgame café with plenty of food: sandwiches, pizza made with pita, salads, cheese plates, bowls of snacks, kids menu, coffees. Games for rent or purchase and drinks soft and hard. $$

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The Rowdy Goose 364 E. Broad St. instagram.com/therowdygoose File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • This college bar has a rooftop patio, a focus on brightly colored boozy slushies and a beer pong table. Karaoke. $$

The Royal Peasant 1675 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-549-7920 royalpeasant.com File Under: Something Different, Bars. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • English pub with a bitty kitchen does legit British food: housemade crisps, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, curries. Also, good burgers (lamb and beef). Soccer on the telly. U.K. beers, dry ciders, craft brews, wine, whiskey and cocktails. $$

Ru San’s 196 Alps Road • 706-552-0488 rusansathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, reservations, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Big, noisy sushi place out of Atlanta does specialty rolls and sashimi and sushi combos. Also: ramen, pho, fried tofu, grilled seafood and more. Kids menu. Premium cold sakes and cocktails with Japanese ingredients, plus boba. $$

Sabor Latino 2131 Hog Mountain Road • 706-705-6333 1550 Oglethorpe Ave. • 706-850-8299 facebook.com/saborlatinogrill.oficial File Under: Mexican and South American, Bakeries. Features: Delivery, full bar, take-out, outside seating

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(Oglethorpe). Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Looks like your standard Americanized Mexican restaurant from afar but is actually Uruguyan, with choripan, chivito, churrosco del sur and more hiding on the menu at both locations. Great baked goods, especially Latin American sweet breads (Watkinsville location), and tasty empanadas, both sweet and savory. Kids menu. $

Sake Mama 166 E. Clayton St. instagram.com/sakemamauga File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar. • Clubtype scene, complete with DJ. Knock some shots off chopsticks and hit the dance floor. A neon menu offers over 20 types of sake bombs. Beer, too. Big TVs for sports. $

Sakura Steak House 3557 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-227-0001 1225 S. Milledge Ave. • 706-850-2027 sakurahibachiathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Both locations serve a similar menu, from hibachi as entertainment to some of the better sushi in town to elaborately presented sashimi platters. Also: lunch specials, hot pots, yaki udon, dumplings, mochi ice cream, kids menu. Japanese beer, sake, cocktails and wine. $$

Seabear Oyster Bar 297 Prince Ave. • 706-850-4367 seabearoysterbar.com File Under: Something Different, Bars. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Dinner. • Longtime hip oyster bar, with a great selection that changes frequently. Also fun takes on seafood and more: scallop fried rice, scallion pancake, lobster roll, grilled cheese. Beer, wine, absinthe, sake, serious cocktails and frozen Negronis. Hire its mobile unit to shuck at your party. $$$

Sellers Eatery 18 S. Barnett Shoals Road, Watkinsville • 706-705-1261 facebook.com/sellerseateryw File Under: American. Features: Buffet, outside seating, catering. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. • Hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs and a salad bar. Breakfast expected in late 2022. $$

Sr. Sol

220 College Ave. • 706-548-1988 instagram.com/sandbarathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, outside seating. • Beach-themed college bar lets you take a shot off a surfboard or choose from “blackout buckets,” frozen drinks and a full bar to cover all the refreshments you need. Darts. $

2455 W. Broad St. • 706-850-7112 175 Tallassee Road • 706-546-1570 srsolathens.com File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, delivery, catering, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • One location (the original) next to a gas station and the other in a much bigger space on Broad Street. Both serve Americanized Mexican standards but also lengua, buche and tripe tacos. Chilaquiles and surprisingly good hamburguesas. $$

Saucehouse Barbeque

Shane’s Rib Shack

830 W. Broad St. • 706-363-3351 saucehouse.com File Under: BBQ, Bars. Features: Full bar, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Wed–Sun. • Barbecue in a cavernous space in a variety of iterations: pork, brisket, ribs, tofu, hash or stew, served over a starch, plus sides: slaw, beans, potato salad and more. Available in bulk orders, too. Bar menu is smaller and focused on snacks. $$

680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N. • 706-549-9135 shanesribshack.com File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$

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The Savannah Room 1197 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-338-8781 hotel.uga.edu File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, Wi-Fi, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • UGA Hotel restaurant has been around for ages, serving strawberry ice-cream pie and celestial chicken, but also does shrimp and grits, salads, meatloaf, southern vegetables and more. $$

Schlotzsky’s Deli 1490 Baxter St. • 706-543-2518 schlotzskys.com File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Drive-thru, catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Scott’s BBQ 4007 Danielsville Road • 706-546-1005 File Under: BBQ. Features: Cash and checks only. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-owned place you might have seen on “True South” on the SEC Network serves barbecue pork, chicken, beef and ribs with beans, hash, slaw, potato salad, collard greens and seasonal vegetables. Sauce is hot and thin. $$

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Shokitini 251 W. Clayton St. • 706-353-7933 shokitini.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Karaoke, full bar, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Dinner, seven days. • Party sushi bar with private karaoke rooms. Lots of rolls and sashimi as well as surf and turf, noodles, fried tofu and apps. Hot and cold sake, saketinis, wine, mostly domestic beer but a few Japanese brews. $$$

SideCar 1072 Baxter St. • 706-201-9216 homemadeathens.com/sidecar File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Dinner. • Offshoot of home.made that shares a wall with its big sis is a place for chef Mimi Maumus to experiment with shareable small plates and for her bar staff to have fun with cocktails, including alcohol-free ones. Ten marvelous burgers a night, cute ice creams, playing cards, delightful takes on bar snacks. $$

Silver Dollar 262 College Ave. • 706-353-3093 facebook.com/silverdollarathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, outside seating, live music. • Not really western-themed, despite the name, just a classic college bar with a covered outdoor patio that’s often dog friendly. Ten beers on tap, well drinks and daily specials. Beer pong and cornhole tournaments and the Dawgs on TV. $

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Sips Espresso Café 1390 Prince Ave. • 706-363-7211 instagram.com/sipsespresso File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days. • Small, independent coffee shop makes caffeinated beverages (including trendy stuff) with local coffees, plus has a variety of treats and other snacks like scones (sweet and savory). Good smoothies and plenty of loose tea options. $

Siri Thai Cuisine 1040 Gaines School Road • 706-850-3500 sirithaiathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Noodles (available with various proteins), rice entrees, soups, salads, curries and a Thai dessert selection. Spice level can be serious. A couple of Thai beers among the domestics, sakes and a section of organic wines. $$

Sister Louisa’s Church 254 W. Clayton St. • 706-850-3668 sisterlouisaschurch.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, outside seating. • Eclectic bar with velvet paintings, Pee-Wee Herman dolls and satirical religious art; now offers a patio behind what was the Caledonia Lounge. Dance or play pingpong. Try the house sangria. $

Slutty Vegan 700 Baxter St. • 855-439-7588 sluttyveganatl.com/athens-location File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Athens branch of Atlanta franchise has juicy, drippy, completely vegan burgers, fries, bratwurst, sweets and more, all 100% plant-based. Take-out only. $$

Smoothie King 1591 S. Lumpkin St. • 706-613-2600 smoothieking.com File Under: Smoothies. Features: Catering, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days. $

Sound Track 321 E. Clayton St. • 404-988-6434 facebook.com/soundtrackathens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • Club atmosphere with lots of dancing, including regular Latin Night. Mostly neon and pumpin’ tunes. Standard well drinks, shots, beer and bottle service. Open mic, reggae, industry night. $

South Kitchen and Bar 247 E. Washington St. • 706-395-6125 southkitchenbar.com File Under: American, Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, catering. Hours: Weekend brunch, lunch and dinner. • Historic former hotel with a menu of small and large plates, all with big flavors: sweet potatoes, chicken-fried tofu, duck fat tater tots, candied bacon, that kind of thing. Gluten-free stuff. Rotating draft beers in full or half pours, good wines by the glass (and bottle) and regularly changing craft cocktails with housemade ingredients. $$

Southern Brewing Company 231 Collins Industrial Blvd. • 706-548-7183 sobrewco.com File Under: Breweries. Features: Beer, live music, outside seating, trivia. • Lots of outdoor space and a wide variety of beers, organized into easy-drinking, hoppy, sour and dark. Handcrafted vodka-based slushees (flavors change)

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and small-batch specialty brews but also standards that are always available. Food trucks (different ones listed on the website on the calendar) and lots of events, from trivia to wrestling. $

Slutty Vegan. Pick carnitas, grilled chicken or ground beef to go in a bowl, burrito, taco, quesadilla or salad. Add a bunch of toppings and a sauce. S’mores quesadilla for dessert. Side tacos. $

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1298 Prince Ave. • 706-353-8862 squareonefishco.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, outside seating. Hours: Dinner and Sunday brunch. • Seafood, both on the raw bar (oysters, seafood tower, tuna tartare) and cooked (blackened salmon, étoufée, snow crab clusters). Also landbased choices, wedge salad. Brunch includes omelets, fish tacos and oyster shooters. Good, refreshing cocktails. $$$

149 Oneta St. • 706-247-0421 sweetspotathens.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Outside seating. Hours: Seven days. • Darling space in the Chase Park warehouses packed with art, books and more. In-house-roasted small-batch coffee (available brewed or by bag of beans), tea, baked goods and other surprises. Regular comedy shows. $

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297 Prince Ave., Ste. 19 • 404-538-4369 tappedathens.com File Under: Something Different, Bars/Clubs. Features: Wine. Hours: Tues– Sat. • Wine bar with 24 selections on tap, served from an Enomatic in various sizes or buy a bottle. Regular tasting events. Biscuits on the first Saturday of the month; snackies to accompany wine. $$

145 E. Clayton St. • 706-613-8773 starlandbar.com File Under: Bars. Features: Outside seating, full bar. • This bar recently added duckpin bowling lanes to its substantial upstairs and has other games, too. Domestic and import bottles and cans, tons of craft beer, wine and bourbon. $$

150 E. Whitehall Road • 706-850-9255 sweetiepiebysavie.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Tue–Sat. • Asian-inflected bakery in a historic grocery store does Eastern and Western baked goods, either custom order or from a selection each day. Impressive and elaborate cakes, croissants, cupcakes, mini pies, bar cookies, scones, mini quiches and more. Espresso and drip coffee. Gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options available. $

Strickland’s Restaurant 4723 Atlanta Hwy. • 706-548-7003 stricklandsrestaurant.com File Under: Downhome. Features: Catering, checks. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Open since 1960, this unassuming place out on Atlanta Highway serves some of the best southern food in town. Menu changes daily but always includes fantastic biscuits. You might also get fried chicken, ribs, catfish, pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed corn and greens. Good desserts. $

Stripling’s General Store 4501 Monroe Hwy. • 770-725-7772 striplings.com File Under: Downhome. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • The grocery out of Cordele also does a hot bar for southern breakfast and a meat-andthree-type lunch, priced by the pound. Pick up some snacks and drinks to round out your options. $$

The Table Bistro 1075 Baxter St., B102 • 706-395-6599 thetablebistro.square.site File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, outside seating, take-out, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fresh flavors, low salt cooking and lots of vegetables in dishes like pasta with creamy basil arugula pesto or coconut macademia crusted fish. Glutenfree and dairy-free options. $$

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140 W. Broad St. • 706-850-1668 subzeroicecream.com File Under: Ice cream. Features: Take-out, delivery. Hours: Open seven days. $

2270 Barnett Shoals Road • 706-549-5481 670 N. Milledge Ave. • 706-549-2894 facebook.com/thetstand File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, outside seating (Milledge), take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Not a Mexican restaurant but an Athens restaurant. Milledge location has been open since the 1970s, with very little in the way of change, as it should be. Burritos, veggie chili, quesadillas (nuked or grilled), gigantic nachos. Eastside has some different options and a much more squeaky clean vibe. $

Suncatcher Café

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42 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville • 706-424-8281 facebook.com/suncatchercafe File Under: Downhome. Features: Take-out, counter service. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, Tue–Sat. Sunday lunch. • As you’d expect from a breakfast place connected to a gas station, speedy service and big biscuits are characteristic, but there are bigger breakfast plates, too, plus meat-andthree Sunday lunch. Kids meals. $

675 Danielsville Road • 706-850-8077 File Under: Mexican. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Excellent traditional Mexican inside a former Huddle House: pollo, lengua, cabeza, al pastor, chorizo, carnitas, barbacoa, asada and tripa. Menudo on weekends, horchata and great sopes. $

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Sundown Saloon 50 Gaines School Road • 706-850-1177 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, outside seating, Wi-Fi. • A rare Eastside bar, this no-frills watering hole has DJs sometimes, pool always. 25 and up. A couple beers on draft and the usual domestics in bottle, wells behind the bar. $

Surcheros 700 Baxter St. surcheros.com File Under: Mexican Features: Catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Taco and burrito franchise opening fall 2022 near

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Tai Chi Bubble Tea 151 E. Broad St. • 706-395-6483 taichibubbletea.com File Under: Asian. Features: Take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Bubble tea, ramen, poke bowls, sushi burritos and salad bowls. Order online and pick up. $

Tamez Barbecue 1660 W. Broad St. • 706-850-3939 tamezbbq.com File Under: Downhome and BBQ. Features: Drive-thru, take-out, catering, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and early dinner. • Texas-style barbecue with a chef pedigree. Breakfast burritos in the a.m. on unbelievable housemade tortillas, pork and other meats in the p.m. (bris-

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ket if you’re lucky), plus cornbread, beans, collards. Meats smoked daily. Check the website for sometimes changing hours. $$

Taqueria del Sol 334 Prince Ave. • 706-353-3890 taqueriadelsol.com File Under: Mexican. Features: Full bar, catering, counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch, Mon–Sat. Dinner, Tues–Sat. • Chef-crafted taqueria with a focused menu. Pork, brisket, fried chicken, carnitas, fish and veggie tacos, plus weekly specials and a blue-plate special. Great selection of premium tequilas, build-your-own margaritas and bottled beers. $

Taqueria Juaritos 3875 Jefferson Road • 706-521-5260 instagram.com/juaritostaqueria File Under: Mexican. Features: Counter service, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Great taqueria inside the Petro Express does tacos, sopes, gorditas and burritos with fillings including asada, chicken, al pastor, barbacoa, carnitas, desebrada (shredded beef), tongue, tripe, chorizo and buche (stomach), plus hot wings and really good soups. Excellent condiment bar. $

Taqueria la Jalisco 3750 Old Jefferson Road • 706-316-3560 File Under: Mexican. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Taqueria inside a full-service grocery store with a butcher counter. Menudo, carnitas, chorizo, tortas, al pastor and a few freshly made salsas. Great baked goods in the grocery section and paletas/helados next door. $

Taqueria la Parrilla 1431 Capital Ave. • 706-310-9991 2439 Jefferson Road • 706-549-4977 855 Gaines School Road • 706-548-5040 lapa.us File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar (Jefferson and Gaines School), beer and wine (Watkinsville), delivery, catering, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned small chain Mexican restaurant has chips-and-salsa-type standards and will give you fried ice cream on your birthday, but also serves Mexican-style tacos and good tortas. Kids menu. Margaritas, Mexican beers, regular bottled stuff and pitchers. $$

Taqueria Tsunami 1791 Oconee Connector • 706-353-0040 320 E. Clayton St. • 706-621-7999 taqueriatsunami.com File Under: Asian, Mexican and South American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Outside seating, take-out, delivery, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Small Atlanta-based chain does Asian/Latin fusion tacos: bulgogi and shiitake, teriyaki chicken with pineapple pico de gallo, tofu with sesame-soy vinaigrette and more. Apps, bowls and salads. Margaritas, cocktails, sangria and craft beers. $$

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Taste of India 1040 Gaines School Road • 706-559-0000 indiaathens.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, catering, outside seating, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Big menu of Indian standards, from samosas and pakoras to poori, chat, tandoori and many vegetarian and vegan options. Get your entree made with veggies, paneer, tofu, chicken, lamb, goat, fish or shrimp. Lassis, chai and Indian tea. $$$

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe 227 Prince Ave. • 706-247-7619 tazikiscafe.com File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Mediterranean quick-service franchise does gyros, entree-size salads and “feasts” (grilled veggies or protein, salad, side). Soups, baklava, daily specials, family takehome meals, hummus and spicy pimento cheese, too. $$

Team Biscuits and Burgers 745 Danielsville Road • 706-543-8326 teambandb.com File Under: Downhome, Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Drive-thru, catering, outside seating. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, Mon–Sat. • Heavily footballthemed place that does biscuits with sausage, bacon, bologna, steak, chicken, country ham, tenderloin, smoke-link or salmon. Beef, chicken, salmon and shrimp burgers. Wings available in large quantities geared to tailgating. $

Ted’s Most Best 254 W. Washington St. • 706-543-1523 facebook.com/tedsmostbest File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, outside seating, take-out, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Beauteous personally sized pizzas are as far from chain pizza as you get, carefully prepared with thinly sliced fancy toppings. Also other Italian-ish items and great salads. Gluten-free options. Desserts in the refrigerated case. Good beer in cans, on draft and bottles, a few wines by the glass. Large patio with a sandbox for kids. $$

Terrapin Beer Co. 265 Newton Bridge Road • 706-549-3377 terrapinbeer.com File Under: Breweries. Features: Beer, outside seating. • Local brewer has a huge space, outside and inside, with live music, at which to taste craft beer. Dogs are welcome! IPA fiends are into Hopsecutioner, but you might also find a watermelon gose or the Wake-n-Bake coffee oatmeal imperial stout. Food trucks are sometimes present. Order on the website for take-out with curbside pick-up. $

and dinner. • Big menu runs from fresh Thai salads to satay, spicy basil duck, lots of seafood and vegan options, plus gluten-free stuff, with lots of eggplant, basil, chilis and curry, all customizable to your taste. Kids menu. Beer and wine, Thai iced tea and Thai iced coffee. $$

Tlaloc El Mexicano Restaurant 1225 N. Chase St. • 706-613-9301 tlalocelmexicanorestaurant.com File Under: Mexican and Latin American. Features: Full bar, outside seating, drive-thru. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days. • Central American and Mexican food at this cult favorite. Pupusas, massive tortas, regular specials and fantastic mole; lots of seafood options. Breakfast, which includes chilaquiles, starts at 10 a.m. and is served all day. Margaritas, beer and aguas frescas. $$

Tokyo Express 690 U.S. Hwy. 29 • 706-543-8833 File Under: Asian. Hours: Lunch and dinner. Features: Counter service, take-out. • Quick-service hibachi and sushi, plus wings, bento box specials at lunch and dinner, hibachi, soup, edamame and some fried apps. $

Toppers International Showbar 100 N. Jackson St. • 706-613-0504 toppers-international-showbar.business.site File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, exotic dancing. • Athens’ only strip club sometimes does a male revue. Full bar with prices for high rollers and budget drinkers alike. $

Trappeze Pub 269 N. Hull St. • 706-543-8997 trappezepub.com File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Full bar, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days. Sunday brunch. • Big menu of food and beer with lots of vegetarian choices: loaded mac and cheese, southern fish and chips, tabbouleh salad, housemade pickles, a vegan Reuben, buffalo tofu taco, plus scores of unusual, well-described beers in the bottle and on tap. There’s also wine and nice cocktails. $$

The Traveling Hobo Cafe

835 Sunset Dr. • 706-543-5940 facebook.com/vfwpost2872 File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, karaoke, live music. • You don’t have to be a member to come enjoy this cash-only bar, which is open to the public on Thursdays and Fridays (there’s an ATM if you don’t plan ahead). Dance floor, bottled and canned beer, wine and a full bar of liquor drinks. $

Viva! Argentine Cuisine 247 Prince Ave. • 706-850-8284 vivaargentine.net File Under: South American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, frozen drinks, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Our one and only Argentinean restaurant, with zingy chimichurri sauce, beef, a variety of empanadas (including a samosa-inspired one), hearty soups, lots of vegetarian options and cute cupcakes. $$

Walker’s Coffee & Pub 128 College Ave. • 706-543-1433 facebook.com/walkerspub File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Bars, Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Full bar, outside seating, counter service, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Open seven days. • Local coffee and light food until the early afternoon, bar by night. Six beers on draft and over 70 in bottles, including many microbrews. $

Tropical Bar

1016 E. Broad St. • 706-353-7797 facebook.com/weaverds File Under: Downhome. Features: Catering, counter service, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Tues–Sat. • A legend, in Athens and far outside it, and thankfully still open. Look for the bright-green cinderblock building and the sign that reads “Automatic for the People.” Fantastic fried chicken, squash casserole, mac and cheese, collards and the like, varying a bit daily. $$

251 W. Clayton St., Ste 116 • 706-850-0406 instagram.com/tropicalbarathensga File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, live music. • Latin bar encouraging guests to dance, drink and have fun listening to merengue, bachata, salsa and more. Bottle service, neon lights. $$

Utage Athens Sushi Bar 440 E. Clayton St. • 706-227-9339 utagesushibar.restaurant File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Full bar, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Lunch combos have more variety than at many other restaurants. Lots of specialty rolls (the sushi part of the menu is huge), but also good udon and ramen bowls, yakitori, tonkatsu, teriyaki, fried rice and more. Hot and cold sake, Japanese (and American) beers, wine, sake bombs and martinis. $$

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1021 Dowdy Road • 706-613-1300 texasroadhouse.com File Under: American. Features: Full bar, take-out, reservations. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $$ 149 N. Lumpkin St. • 706-548-9222 thaispoonathens.com File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, take-out, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Lunch

115 Hickory St. • 706-449-7140 facebook.com/vampirepenguinathens File Under: Shaved Ice. Features: Counter service, takeout. Hours: Tues–Sun. • Taiwanese-style fluffy shaved ice served in mounds topped with chocolate sauce, brownie bites, Sour Xploderz, fresh fruit, boba and more. Fun and light. Parking is validated for two hours. $$

20 Greensboro Hwy. • 706-310-4323 facebook.com/travelinghobocafe File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Ginormous two-hands-required burgers are the focus (bison, lamb, lots of toppings, regular specials), but you can also get other sandwiches, hot dogs, fried apps, wings and salads. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Kids menu. Cheesecake for dessert. $$

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346 E. Broad St. thewarehouseathens.com File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Live Music. • Large bar/club that encourages lots of dancing. Metal, country, rap and more, with flashing lights and plenty of drinks. Also: cornhole, beer pong, occasional wrestling. $

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Whataburger 3321 Lexington Road 3201 Atlanta Hwy. whataburger.com File Under: Sandwiches and Burgers. Features: Drive-thru, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Texas-based fast-food chain is expanding to Athens with two locations to come. Burgers with jalapeños, fries, shakes, hot apple pies and more. $

White Tiger Gourmet

WNB Factory

217 Hiawassee Ave. • 706-353-6847 64 N. Main St. • 706-705-6115 whitetigergourmet.com File Under: Something Different, Downhome and BBQ, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, take-out, art, outside seating, table service, full bar (Watkinsville). Hours: Lunch and dinner, weekend brunch (Watkinsville). • Original location is in an old-timey grocery with high ceilings and a ton of outside seating under fairy lights. BYOB. New candy-colored “Deluxe” edition is in Watkinsville with cocktails, beer and wine. Both serve amazing cheeseburgers, pork and tofu barbecue and veggie sides. $$

4375 Lexington Road, Ste. C-11 • 706-308-8088 wnbfactory.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers And Chicken. Features: Catering, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Small Southern chain serving burgers, wings, chicken sandwiches, cheesesteaks and more. $

Willy’s Mexicana Grill 196 Alps Road • 706-548-1920 willys.com File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

Wok Star 225 Cherokee Road • 706-742-2555 wokstarrestaurant.com File Under: American, Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • There is legit Chinese food in this Winterville restaurant that also serves hamburgers. Ask for the Chinese menu and you’ll find duck, yu xiang eggplant, hot and spicy boiled fish, mapo tofu, cumin lamb and more. Vegetarian and vegan menu. $$

Wok’s Up

hearty, fun food (poutine, meatball banh mi, General Tso’s tofu), lots of veggie choices and regular specials. Creative cocktails, well-priced beer, wine, housemade nonalcoholic sodas and a great chalkboard that often demonstrates townies’ secret love of UGA football. $$

Your Pie 196 Alps Road • 706-549-3179 1430 Capital Ave. • 706-705-1510 yourpie.com File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally based franchise does personal-size customized pizzas. Lots of topping, sauce and cheese choices. Vegan and gluten-free choices. Panini, pasta, bread bowl salads, gelato, beer and wine. $$

Zeb’s Bar-B-Q

142 W. Clayton St. • 706-214-2536 wingzone.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. $

1791 Oconee Connector, Bogart • 706-521-5486 woksupathens.com File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fast-casual made-toorder stir-fry. Pick a protein (steak, chicken, shrimp, pork, tofu), some veggies, a sauce and a base (rice, noodles, salad), and they’ll cook it for you right then and there. $

5742 U.S. Hwy. 29 • 706-795-2701 Find Us on Facebook File Under: BBQ. Features: Curbside pick-up, drive-thru, checks, take-out. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Wed– Sat. Lunch, Sun. • Country barbecue joint of long standing, has great atmosphere and is well known for its peppery, vinegary sauce. Burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, tots and slaw, too, but the barbecue sandwich is the real attraction. $

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Wonderbar

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8727 U.S. Hwy. 29 • 706-850-9700 1307 Prince Ave. • 706-850-8250 winghouse-grill.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Curbside pick-up, take-out, outside seating, beer. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Two locations, plus a food truck; the original is out in Hull, and the newer one is in the heart of Normaltown. Wings, fried stuff, burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and a couple of salads. Kids meals include a cookie. Homemade cake. $

240 E. Washington St. instagram.com/wonderbarwonderbar File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, live music. • Video games, board games and rock, paper, scissors tournaments, plus snacks. Sweet specialty drinks like a Yoohoo Mudslide, and shots flavored like Sour Patch Kids. $

350 E. Broad St. • 706-850-2526 eatzombiedonuts.com File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Delivery, outside seating, Wi-Fi, catering. Hours: Seven days. • Tell the folks behind the counter which toppings you want on your freshly made chocolate or vanilla doughnut (your choice of glaze, plus sprinkles, bacon, pecans, Fruity Pebbles and more). Iced coffee made with coffee ice cubes. Vegan, paleo and gluten-free options. $

Wing Zone

Wingster Café 521 Baxter St. • 706-583-9611 wingsterathens.com File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Wings and chicken tenders (for an individual or in bulk), wraps (including one with french fries, cool ranch, cheese and bacon), sandwiches and some Asian options (sesame chicken, tonkatsu, teriyaki). $

Woodford 120 E. Washington St. instagram.com/woodford.athens File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs, outside seating, trivia. • Craft and draft beer, specialty cocktails including Stiegl grapefruit soda mixed with vodka. $

The World Famous 351 N. Hull St. • 706-543-4002 facebook.com/theworldfamousathens File Under: American, Bars, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, delivery, art, full bar, live music. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Half bar, half restaurant, with

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